About The Word Hypoglossal
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Hypoglossal
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Hypoglossal: 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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