vagus nerve

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves which extend from the medulla oblongata down into the abdomen. Branches of these important nerves supply the tongue, larynx, lungs, gut, and heart.

词形变化

vagus nerves plural vagus alternative

词源

Partial calque of New Latin nervus vagus (literally “wandering nerve”).
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