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What does vagal mean?

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Adjective
  1. (anatomy) of or relating to the vagus nerve
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Repeated operations of the esophagus or stomach carry a risk of vagal injury, which may lead to gastroparesis.
In contrast to the innervation of the proximal esophagus, axons from vagal neurons synapse within ganglia of the myenteric plexus.
Apparently, the increase in ectopic beats might be related to the increase in vagal tone.
Increases in arterial flow stimulate efferent vagal outflow, inhibiting sympathetic drive and decreasing blood pressure.
An increase of vagal tone after exercise occasionally can lead to episodes of atrial fibrillation.
The increase in high-frequency cardiac modulation is representative of an increase in vagal tone.

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