HYPOGLOSSAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypoglossal mean? 

• HYPOGLOSSAL (noun)
  The noun HYPOGLOSSAL has 1 sense:

1. supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles

  Familiarity information: HYPOGLOSSAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPOGLOSSAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

hypoglossal; hypoglossal nerve; nervus hypoglosus; twelfth cranial nerve

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

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

 Context examples 

A disorder characterized by involvement of the hypoglossal nerve (twelfth cranial nerve).

(Hypoglossal Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder affecting the hypoglossal nerve (twelfth cranial nerve).

(Hypoglossal Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

It arises from the hypoglossal nucleus and leads to the tongue.

(Hypoglossal Nerve, NCI Thesaurus)

A triangular area containing the hypoglossal nucleus on either side of the dorsal median sulcus and superior to the vagal triangle.

(Hypoglossal Triangle, NCI Thesaurus)