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Hypoglossal

Hypoglossal Meaning & Definition
Hypoglossal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hypoglossal?

[n] supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hypoglossal: hypoglossal nerve | nervus hypoglosus | twelfth cranial nerve

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See Also | cranial nerve

Hypoglossal In Webster's Dictionary

\Hyp`o*glos"sal\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ? the tongue.] (Anat.) Under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates, to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the base of the tongue. -- n. One of the hypoglossal nerves.

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