Noun: hypoglossal nerve ,hI-pu'gló-sul nurv
- 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, nervus hypoglosus, twelfth cranial nerve
Derived forms: hypoglossal nerves
Type of: cranial nerve
Encyclopedia: Hypoglossal nerve