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Noun: hypoglossal nerve  ,hI-pu'gló-sul nurv
  1. Supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles
    - hypoglossal, nervus hypoglosus, twelfth cranial nerve

Derived forms: hypoglossal nerves

Type of: cranial nerve

Encyclopedia: Hypoglossal nerve

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