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hypoglossal - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'hypoglossal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hypoglossal [ a.]
- Under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates, to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the base of the tongue.
2 . Hypoglossal [ n.]
- One of the hypoglossal nerves.

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