vagal

English

Etymology

From vagus + -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveɪɡəl/
• Rhymes: -eɪɡəl

Adjective

vagal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
   • 2024, Megan Anna Neff, The Autistic Burnout Workbook, Adams Media, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 64:

     Autistic people often have more sensitive nervous systems, making it easier to shift into a stress response, indicated by low vagal tone.

Derived terms

• cardiovagal
• dorsovagal
• polyvagal
• sympathicovagal
• sympathovagal
• vagally
• vagovagal
• vasovagal

Translations

of or relating to the vagus nerve

• Dutch: vagaal (nl)
• Finnish: vagus- (fi)
• French: vagal (fr)
• Spanish: vagal

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.ɡal/

Adjective

vagal (feminine vagale, masculine plural vagaux, feminine plural vagales)

1. (anatomy) vagal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French vagal.

Adjective

vagal m or n (feminine singular vagală, masculine plural vagali, feminine/neuter plural vagale)

1. vagal

Declension

Declension of vagal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	vagal		vagală	vagali	vagale
	definite	vagalul		vagala	vagalii	vagalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	vagal		vagale	vagali	vagale
	definite	vagalului		vagalei	vagalilor	vagalelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡal/ [baˈɣ̞al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: va‧gal

Adjective

vagal m or f (masculine and feminine plural vagales)

1. (anatomy) vagal

Related terms

• vago