hypoglossal nerve

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hypoglossal nerve

noun hypoglossal nerves

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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noun the 12th cranial nerve

中文	舌下神經 /舌下神经 shéxià shénjīng
Français	nerf hypoglosse
Română	nerv hipoglos
Русский	подъязычный нерв podʺjazyčnyj nerv

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@misc{hypoglossal_nerve_2026,
  title = {hypoglossal nerve},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypoglossal%20nerve},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}