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hypoglossal definition

hypo·glos·sal (hī′pō gläs′əl, -glôs′-; hip′ō-)

adjective

under the tongue; esp., designating or of the motor nerves of the tongue

Etymology: hypo- + glossal

noun

a hypoglossal nerve

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