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| va·gus [ váygəss ] (plural va·gi [ váy g, váy j ]) or va·gus nerve (plural va·gus nerves) |
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cranial nerve: either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves that carry sensory and motor neurons serving the heart, lungs, stomach, intestines, and various other organs
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| [Mid-19th century. < Latin vagus "wandering, inconstant"] |
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