Hypoglossal Definition
hīpə-glŏsəl
adjective
Under the tongue.
Webster's New World
Designating or of the motor nerves of the tongue.
Webster's New World
noun
A hypoglossal nerve.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- twelfth cranial nerve
- hypoglossal nerve
- nervus hypoglosus
Other Word Forms of Hypoglossal
Noun
Singular:
hypoglossal
Plural:
hypoglossalsOrigin of Hypoglossal
hypo– Greek glōssa tongue
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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hypo- + glossal
From Wiktionary
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