hypoglossal nerve
noun Anatomy.
either one of the twelfth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of the tongue.
Origin of hypoglossal nerve
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby hypoglossal nerve
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hypoglycaemia,
hypoglycemia,
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British Dictionary definitions for hypoglossal nerve
hypoglossal nerve
noun
the twelfth cranial nerve, which supplies the muscles of the tongue
Medical definitions for hypoglossal nerve
hypoglossal nerve
n.
Either of a pair of nerves that arise from the medulla, pass through the hypoglossal canal, and supply muscles of the tongue and the styloglossus, hyoglossus, and genioglossus muscles.
twelfth cranial nerve