Etymology

hypoglossus

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New Latin hypoglōssus
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromhypoglōssus
  2. English todayhypoglossus

Borrowed from New Latin hypoglōssus, clipping of nervus hypoglōssus (“hypoglossal nerve”).

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