Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Affecting or acting on the vagus nerve. Used chiefly of a drug.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[vag(us) + –tropic.]
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Examples
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Sometimes he spoke of vague theories—something about toxins, the digestive tract, the “vagotropic nervous system,” and the “restoration of balance.”
MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010
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