vagal

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/ˈveɪɡəl/

adjective

Of or relating to the vagus nerve.

Similar
pneumogastric
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English vagus →
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Meanings

adjectivevagal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf or relating to the vagus nerve.

    Autistic people often have more sensitive nervous systems, making it easier to shift into a stress response, indicated by low vagal tone.

    2024, Megan Anna Neff, The Autistic Burnout Workbook, Adams Media, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 64

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to the vagus nerve

Similar
pneumogastric
Also see
pneumogastric

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishvagus
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishvagal

From vagus + -al.

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Translations

Dutch vagaal
  • vagaalof or relating to the vagus nerve
Finnish vagus-
  • vagus-of or relating to the vagus nerve
French vagal
  • vagalof or relating to the vagus nerve
Spanish vagal
  • vagalof or relating to the vagus nerve

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vagal

finagleinveigleplagaltragal
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Anagrams

Lagva
Cite this entry
APA

vagal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vagal

MLA

“vagal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vagal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vagal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vagal.

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