hypoglossal

[ hahy-puh-glos-uhl, -glaw-suhl ]

adjective

1. situated under the tongue.

noun

1. hypoglossal nerve.

hypoglossal

/ ˌhaɪpəˈɡlɒsəl /

adjective

1. situated beneath the tongue

noun

1. short for hypoglossal nerve

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypoglossal¹

1825–35; hypo- + Greek glôss ( a ) tongue ( gloss ² ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Just external to the foramen magnum is a small foramen for the exit of the hypoglossal nerve (figs. 44 and 45, XII).

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In a median longitudinal section of the skull the hypoglossal foramen is seen, and just in front of it a small foramen for a vein.

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Other cranial nerves, particularly the oculomotor and the hypoglossal, may also be implicated.

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The vertebral spinal part—the region of the hypoglossal nerves.

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The motor nerve of the tongue is the ninth pair, the hypoglossal.

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