hypoglossal

hy·po·glos·sal

H0367300 (hī′pə-glŏs′əl)adj.1. Of or relating to the area under the tongue.2. Of or relating to the hypoglossal nerve.

[hypo- + Greek glōssa, tongue.]

hypoglossal

(ˌhaɪpəˈɡlɒsəl) adj (Zoology) situated beneath the tonguen (Anatomy) short for hypoglossal nerve

hy•po•glos•sal

(ˌhaɪ pəˈglɒs əl, -ˈglɔ səl)
adj. 1. situated under the tongue. n. 2. hypoglossal nerve. [1825–35; hypo- + Greek glôss(a) tongue (see gloss²) + -al¹]

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Noun

hypoglossal - supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscleshypoglossal nerve, nervus hypoglosus, twelfth cranial nervecranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem

Translations

hypoglossal

[hi″po-glos´al] sublingual.hypoglossal nerve the twelfth cranial nerve; its modality is purely motor, serving the intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other muscles beneath the tongue. See Appendix 3-5.

hy·po·glos·sal

(hī'pō-glos'ăl), Do not confuse this word with hyoglossal.1. Below the tongue. 2. Relating to the twelfth cranial nerve (nervus hypoglossus). Synonym(s): hypoglossus [L. hypoglossus fr. hypo- + glossus, tongue]

hypoglossal

(hī′pə-glŏs′əl)adj.1. Of or relating to the area under the tongue.2. Of or relating to the hypoglossal nerve.

hy·po·glos·sal

(hī'pō-glos'ăl) 1. Below the tongue. 2. Relating to the twelfth cranial nerve, nervus hypoglossus. [L. hypoglossus fr. hypo- + glossus, tongue]

hy·po·glos·sal

(hī'pō-glos'ăl) Do not confuse this word with hyoglossal.1. Below the tongue. 2. Relating to the twelfth cranial nerve (nervus hypoglossus). [L. hypoglossus fr. hypo- + glossus, tongue]

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Synonyms for hypoglossal

noun supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles

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