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ACCESSORY NERVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does accessory nerve mean? 

ACCESSORY NERVE (noun)
  The noun ACCESSORY NERVE has 1 sense:

1. arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerveplay

  Familiarity information: ACCESSORY NERVE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ACCESSORY NERVE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

accessory nerve; eleventh cranial nerve; nervus accessorius; spinal accessory

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

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


 Context examples 


A surgical procedure in which all the ipsilateral cervical lymph node groups of the neck are removed but the internal jugular vein, sternocleidomastoid muscle, and/or spinal accessory nerve are preserved.

(Modified Radical Neck Dissection, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by involvement of the accessory nerve (eleventh cranial nerve).

(Accessory Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder affecting the accessory nerve (eleventh cranial nerve).

(Accessory Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)



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