Noun: hypoglossal ,hI-pu'gló-sul
- The twelfth cranial nerve that supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles
"Damage to the hypoglossal nerve can result in difficulty speaking and swallowing";
- hypoglossal nerve, nervus hypoglosus, twelfth cranial nerve
Derived forms: hypoglossals
Type of: cranial nerve
Encyclopedia: Hypoglossal