hypoglossal nerve
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.
- Coordinate terms: olfactory nerve, optic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, trigeminal nerve, abducens nerve, facial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve
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