Noun: twelfth cranial nerve
- The twelfth cranial nerve that supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles
"Damage to the twelfth cranial nerve can result in difficulty speaking and swallowing";
- hypoglossal, hypoglossal nerve, nervus hypoglosus
Derived forms: twelfth cranial nerves
Type of: cranial nerve
Encyclopedia: Twelfth cranial nerve