Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vagal

/ˈveɪɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: va-gal
IPA: /ˈveɪɡəl/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the vagus nerve.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From vagus + -al.

Derived Forms

cardiovagal dorsovagal polyvagal sympathicovagal sympathovagal vagally vagovagal vasovagal

Synonyms

pneumogastric

Rhymes With

bagel finagle plagal inveigle tragal

Questions

How do you pronounce vagal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈveɪɡəl/.
What does vagal mean?: Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
Where does vagal come from?: From vagus + -al.

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