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Definition: Vagus |
VagusNoun1. A mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Vagus \Va"gus\, adjective. [Latin expression, wandering.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: VagusSynonyms: nervus vagus (n), pneumogastric (n), pneumogastric nerve (n), tenth cranial nerve (n), vagus nerve (n), wandering nerve (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Vagus |
| English words defined with "vagus": gustatory cell ♦ inhibition ♦ nervus vagus ♦ pneumogastric ♦ taste cell ♦ vagal, vagus nerve. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "vagus": Aschner phenomenon, Aschner's phenomenon ♦ carotid sheath ♦ Laryngeal Nerves ♦ Nodose Ganglion ♦ oculocardiac reflex ♦ Paraganglia, Nonchromaffin, Postvagotomy Stasis ♦ Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ♦ Solitary Nucleus ♦ truncal vagotomy ♦ Vagotomy, Vagotomy, Truncal, Vagus Nerve Diseases. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "vagus": Noctivagous ♦ vagal, Vaginervose, Vagous. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Vagus" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (vagus), Latin (rambling, roving, vacillating, vagrant, vague, wandering). |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Surgery on the stomach or vagus nerve. (references) | |
The vagus nerve becomes damaged after years of poor blood glucose control, resulting in gastroparesis. (references) | ||
Other treatment options include the ketogenic diet and the first implantable device, the vagus nerve stimulator. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Vagus" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Vagus" is used about 6 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 6 | 143,867 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "vagus": nervus vagus ♦ Vagus Nerve ♦ Vagus Nerve Diseases. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
vagus nerve | 119 |
las vagus | 46 |
vagus | 32 |
vagus nerve stimulator | 24 |
vagus nerve stimulation | 16 |
los vagus | 12 |
nerve problem vagus | 4 |
damage nerve vagus | 3 |
nervous stimulator vagus | 3 |
function nerve vagus | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "vagus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | vagus, nerv endacak. (various references) | |
Danish | vaguskernen (nucleus of vagus nerve), nucleus nervi vagi (nucleus of vagus nerve), ganglion superius nervi vagi (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references) | |
Dutch | ganglion superius nervi vagus (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve), ganglion jugulare (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references) | |
French | noyaux du nerf pneumo-gastrique (nucleus of vagus nerve), ganglion jugulaire (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references) | |
German | Nucleus nervi vagi (nucleus of vagus nerve), Jugularganglion (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve), Jugulardrüse (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references) | |
Greek | σφαγιτιδικό γάγγλιο (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references) | |
Italian | ganglio giugulare (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 迷走神経 (vagus nerve). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | めいそうし"けい (vagus nerve). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | agusvay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | gânglio jugular (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references) | |
Russian | блуждающий нерв (vagi). (various references) | |
Spanish | núcleo del nervio vago (nucleus of vagus nerve), ganglio yugular (superior ganglion of the vagus nerve). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 4, Verse 12 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Oti erga thn ghn kai ou prosqhsei thn iscun authV dounai soi stenwn kai tremwn esh epi thV ghV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cum operatus fueris eam non dabit tibi fructus suos vagus et profugus eris super terram |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Þonne þu tilast ðin on eorðan, ne sylð heo ðe nane wæstmas; woriende ond flyma þu bist ofer eorþan." |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Whanne thow worchist the erthe, it shal not yiue thee his fruytis; vagaunt and fer fugitif thow shalt be vpon the erthe alle the daies of thi lijf. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For when thou tyllest the grounde she shall heceforth not geve hyr power vnto the. A vagabunde and a rennagate shalt thou be vpon the erth. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield to thee its strength: A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | No longer will the earth give you her fruit as the reward of your work; you will be a wanderer in flight over the earth. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 4, Verse 12 |
| Bulgarian | Когато работиш земята тя няма вече да ти дава силата си; бежанец и скитник ще бъдеш на земята. |
| Cebuano | Sa diha nga magauma ikaw sa yuta, dili na kini magahatag kanimo sa iyang kusog; magalaaglaag ug magadumuloong ikaw sa yuta. |
| Chinese | 種 地 、 地 不 再 給 效 力 ． 必 流 離 飄 蕩 在 地 上 。 |
| Croatian | Obraðivat æeš zemlju, ali ti više neæe davati svoga roda. Vjeèni æeš skitalica na zemlji biti!" |
| Danish | Når du dyrker Agerjorden, skal den ikke mere skænke dig sin Kraft du skal flakke hjemløs om på Jorden!" |
| Dutch | Als gij den aardbodem bouwen zult, hij zal u zijn vermogen niet meer geven; gij zult zwervende en dolende zijn op aarde. |
| Finnish | Kun maata viljelet, ei se ole enää sinulle satoansa antava; kulkija ja pakolainen pitää sinun oleman maan päällä." |
| French | Quand tu cultiveras le sol, il ne te donnera plus sa richesse. Tu seras errant et vagabond sur la terre. |
| German | Wenn du den Acker bauen wirst, soll er dir hinfort sein Vermögen nicht geben. Unstet und flüchtig sollst du sein auf Erden. |
| Haitian Creole | Lè w'a travay latè, li p'ap ba ou sa l' te dwe ba ou. W'ap tounen yon vakabon k'ap plede mache toupatou sou latè san rete. |
| Hungarian | Mikor a földet míveled, ne adja az többé néked az õ termõ erejét, bujdosó és vándorló légy a földön. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Jika engkau bercocok tanam, tanah tidak akan menghasilkan apa-apa; engkau akan menjadi pengembara yang tidak punya tempat tinggal di bumi." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Apabila engkau mengusahakan tanah ini kelak, niscaya tiada akan diberinya hasilnya kepadamu; bahwa engkau akan mengembara dan sesat di atas bumi. |
| Italian | Quando lavorerai il suolo, esso non ti dar più i suoi prodotti: ramingo e fuggiasco sarai sulla terra». |
| Korean | 네 가 밭 갈 아 도 땅 이 다 시 " 그 효 을 네 게 주 지 아 니 것 이 " 너 " 땅 에 서 " 하 며 리 하 " 자 가 되 리 라 |
| Maori | Ka ngaki koe i te oneone, e kore e tukua tona kaha a muri ake nei ki a koe; ka waiho koe hei tangata haereere noa, hei manene i runga i te whenua. |
| Modern Greek | οταν εργαζησαι την γην, δεν θελει εις το εξης σοι δωσει τον καρπον αυτης· πλανητης και φυγας θελεις εισθαι επι της γης. |
| Norwegian | Når du dyrker jorden, skal den ikke mere gi dig sin grøde; omflakkende og hjemløs skal du være på jorden. |
| Portuguese | Quando lavrares a terra, não te dará mais a sua força; fugitivo e vagabundo serás na terra. |
| Rumanian | Cknd vei lucra pqmkntul, sq nu-yi mai dea bogqyia lui. Pribeag wi fugar sq fii pe pqmknt.`` |
| Russian | ЛПЗ"Б ФЩ 'Х"ЕЫШ ЧПЪ"ЕМЩЧБФШ ЪЕНМА, ПОБ ОЕ УФБОЕФ 'ПМЕЕ "БЧБФШ УЙМЩ УЧПЕК "МС ФЕ'С; ФЩ 'Х"ЕЫШ ЙЪЗОБООЙЛПН Й УЛЙФБМШ"ЕН ОБ ЪЕНМЕ. |
| Spanish | Cuando trabajes la tierra, ella no te volverá a dar su fuerza. Y serás errante y fugitivo en la tierra. |
| Swedish | När du brukar jorden, skall den icke mer giva dig sin gröda. Ostadig och flyktig skall du bliva på jorden." |
| Thai | เมื่อเจ้าทำไร่ไถนา มันจะไม่เกิ"ผลแก่เจ้าเหมือนเ"ิม เจ้าจะต้องพเนจรร่อนเร่ไปมาในโลก" |
| Ukrainian | Коли будеш ти порати землю, вона більше не дасть тобі сили сво"ї. Мандрівником та заволокою будеш ти на землі. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Words rhyming with "vagus" (pronounced 'Va"gus'): Argus, Choragus, Crataegus, fungus, Mundungus, Negus, Pemphigus, Sagus, Spatangus, Strategus, Thaumaturgus, tragus. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-s-u-v" | |
-1 letter: guvs, vaus, vugs. | |
-2 letters: gas, guv, sag, sau, vas, vau, vug. | |
-3 letters: ag, as, us. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-s-u-v" | |
+1 letter: guavas, valgus. | |
+2 letters: sevruga, vaguest, vulgars. | |
+3 letters: avulsing, gravures, sevrugas, valguses, vicugnas, vulgates. | |
+4 letters: burgraves, savouring, vagarious, vagueness, vanguards, vaultings, voyageurs, vulgarest, vulgarise, vulgarism. | |
+5 letters: disvaluing, misvaluing, overslaugh, purgatives, subaverage, vaginismus, viraginous, vulgarians, vulgarised, vulgarises, vulgarisms, vulgarizes, waveguides. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)56 61 67 75 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)...- .- --. ..- ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010110 01100001 01100111 01110101 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)V a g u s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0056 0061 0067 0075 0073 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5667738785 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Bible Trace 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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