ansa cervicalis

US/ˈæn.sə ˌsɝ.vəˈkeɪ.lɪs/US/ˈæn.sə ˌsɝ.vəˈkæl.ɪs/

noun

A nerve loop from the upper cervical nerves that accompanies the hypoglossal nerve and innervates the infrahyoid muscles.

OriginNew Latin ānsa cervīcālis →
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Meanings

nounansa cervicalis (plural ansae cervicales)

plural ansae cervicales

  1. anatomyA nerve loop from the upper cervical nerves that accompanies the hypoglossal nerve and innervates the infrahyoid muscles.

Origin

  1. New Latinānsa cervīcālis“neck handle”
  2. Englishansa cervicalis

Borrowed from New Latin ānsa cervīcālis (“neck handle”).

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