Crossword clues for vagal
vagal
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vagal \Va"gal\, a. [See Vagus.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the vagus, or pneumogastric nerves; pneumogastric.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. (context anatomy English) of or relating to the vagus nerve
WordNet
adj. of or relating to the vagus nerve [syn: pneumogastric]
Usage examples of "vagal".
He said she died of vagal inhibition, which means the vagus nerve stops working, which it apparently can do fairly easily.
Actual death might be precipitated by vagal inhibition originating in the nasopharynx or glottis.
Stuffs commonly used as a preanesthetic to prevent reflex vagal stimulation of the heart.
Then the heart masseur, the oxygenator, the artificial kidney would fight against vagal inhibition and maintain life in his body until he had painfully accepted the frustration of his planned escape from the world.