"vagus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈveɪ.ɡəs/ Forms: vagi [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪɡəs Etymology: Borrowing from Latin vagus (“wandering, rambling, strolling”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|vagus|t=wandering, rambling, strolling}} Latin vagus (“wandering, rambling, strolling”) Head templates: {{en-noun|vagi}} vagus (plural vagi)
  1. (Roman Catholicism) A homeless person or vagrant. Categories (topical): Roman Catholicism
    Sense id: en-vagus-en-noun-2JU8FLrh Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
  2. (neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of vagus nerve.. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: vagus nerve Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy
    Sense id: en-vagus-en-noun-i4rqsd56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: vague

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