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vagus
CIDE DICTIONARY
vagus, a. [L., wandering.].
Wandering; -- applied especially to the pneumogastric nerve. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
vagus, n. (pl. vagi) Anat. either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves with branches to the heart, lungs, and viscera.
Derivative
vagal adj.
Etymology
L: see VAGUE
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