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    HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue musclesplay

    Synonyms:

    hypoglossal; hypoglossal nerve; nervus hypoglosus; twelfth cranial nerve

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("hypoglossal nerve" is a kind of...):

    cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)

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