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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of or relating to the vagus nerve.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the vagus, or par vagum; pneumogastric. See vagus.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the vagus, or pneumogastric nerves; pneumogastric.

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  • adjective anatomy of or relating to the vagus nerve

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  • adjective of or relating to the vagus nerve

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Examples

  • That safeguard is called the vagal brake, a concept developed by the pioneering work of Stephen Porges.

    SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010

  • The difference between these states is called vagal tone.

    SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010

  • The difference between these states is called vagal tone.

    SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010

  • That safeguard is called the vagal brake, a concept developed by the pioneering work of Stephen Porges.

    SO STRESSED William Kent Krueger 2010

  • A new technique called vagal nerve stimulation is very helpful in depression.10 The vagus nerve is your calming, relaxation nerve.

    The UltraMind Solution M.D. Mark Hyman 2009

  • They measured infants 'heart rates while they were exposed to the stressor, isolating a cardiac response called vagal tone.

    Health News from Medical News Today 2008

  • [6], [8], [59], US may be able to confer a spatial resolution similar to those achieved by currently implemented neuromodulation strategies such as vagal nerve stimulation and DBS, which have been shown to possess high therapeutic value

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2008

  • [6], [8], [59], US may be able to confer a spatial resolution similar to those achieved by currently implemented neuromodulation strategies such as vagal nerve stimulation and DBS, which have been shown to possess high therapeutic value

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2008

  • That is why people like Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama are known in neurological circles as "vagal superstars."

    Mark Matousek: Why We Don't Need God to Be Good (and What Religious Folk Don't Want You to Know) Mark Matousek 2011

  • That is why people like Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama are known in neurological circles as "vagal superstars."

    Mark Matousek: Why We Don't Need God to Be Good (and What Religious Folk Don't Want You to Know) Mark Matousek 2011

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  • Usage on vagus.

    April 22, 2009