Vagus


noun, plural vagi
[vey-jahy, -gahy] /ˈveɪ dʒaɪ, -gaɪ/ (Show IPA)
1.
vagus nerve.
noun (pl) -gi (-dʒaɪ)
1.
the tenth cranial nerve, which supplies the heart, lungs, and viscera

vagus va·gus (vā’gəs)
n. pl. va·gi (-gī, -jī)
The vagus nerve.

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