wandering nerve

noun

Synonym of vagus nerve.

Meanings

nounwandering nerve (plural wandering nerves)

plural wandering nerves

  1. Synonym of vagus nerve.

    Synonyms: vagus nerve

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of vagus nerve.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

wandering nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wandering%20nerve

MLA

“wandering nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wandering%20nerve. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wandering nerve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wandering%20nerve.

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