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Word: Hypoglossal_nerve
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: hypoglossal from hypo-‘under’ + Greek glōssa ‘tongue’ + -al
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs(ə)l
Dialects: British English
Definition:
each of the twelfth pair of cranial nerves, supplying the muscles of the tongue.
Short Definition:each of twelfth pair of cranial nerves
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