Term: vagus: a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
Broader: cranial nerve: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | Unrelated: jerry-builder: someone who builds cheap buildings out of poor materials on speculation for a quick profit
Broader: cranial nerve: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | Unrelated: confrontation: discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
Broader: cranial nerve: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | Unrelated: company: small military unit; usually two or three platoons
Broader: cranial nerve: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | Unrelated: genus phlox: herbaceous to shrubby evergreen or deciduous annuals or perennials, diffuse (spreading) or caespitose (tufted or matted); from Alaska and western Canada to Mexico
Broader: cranial nerve: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | Unrelated: plaster of paris: any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs
Broader: cranial nerve: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | Unrelated: macrobiotics: the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet (especially whole beans and grains)
Broader: cranial nerve: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | Unrelated: wing: a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side
Broader: cranial nerve: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | Unrelated: coil: a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine
Broader: cranial nerve: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | Unrelated: potato yellow-dwarf virus: the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants
Broader: cranial nerve: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem | Unrelated: fountain grass: tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia