hypoglossal nerves

A form of hypoglossal nerve — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hypoglossal nerve
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