hypoglossal nerve
English edit
Noun edit
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 edit
the 12th cranial nerve
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References edit
- “hypoglossal nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “hypoglossal nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.