hypoglossal meaning

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hypoglossal (noun): supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles.

Definition of hypoglossal

  1. supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles

    Synonyms: hypoglossal nerve, nervus hypoglosus, twelfth cranial nerve

    Type of: cranial nerve

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HY · words ending in AL · 11-letter words

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