Noun: vagus nerve
- A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and oesophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
"Stimulation of the vagus nerve can help control seizures in some patients with epilepsy"; "The tenth cranial nerve, also known as the vagus nerve, plays a crucial role in regulating heart rate";
- vagus, nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, wandering nerve
Derived forms: vagus nerves
Type of: cranial nerve
Encyclopedia: Vagus nerve