hypoglossal nerve
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English
Noun
hypoglossal nerve (plural hypoglossal nerves)
- (neuroanatomy) Either of the 12th and final pair of cranial nerves which are motor nerves arising from the medulla oblongata and supplying muscles of the tongue in higher vertebrates.
Translations
the 12th cranial nerve
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References
- “hypoglossal nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “hypoglossal nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.