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vagus

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Main Entry:
va·gus nerve 
          Listen to the pronunciation of vagus nerve
Pronunciation:
\ˈvā-gəs-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin vagus nervus, literally, wandering nerve
Date:
1856
: either of the 10th pair of cranial nerves that arise from the medulla and supply chiefly the viscera especially with autonomic sensory and motor fibers —called also vagus


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