hypoglossal

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

adjective

situated under the tongue.

noun

hypoglossal nerve.

Origin of hypoglossal

1825–35; hypo- + Greek glôss(a) tongue (see gloss²) + -al¹

Words Nearby hypoglossal

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How to use hypoglossal in a sentence

Just external to the foramen magnum is a small foramen for the exit of the hypoglossal nerve (figs. 44 and 45, XII).
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
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.
The Vertebrate Skeleton | Sidney H. Reynolds
Other cranial nerves, particularly the oculomotor and the hypoglossal, may also be implicated.
Manual of Surgery | Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
The vertebral spinal part—the region of the hypoglossal nerves.
The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook Gaskell
The motor nerve of the tongue is the ninth pair, the hypoglossal.
A Practical Physiology | Albert F. Blaisdell

British Dictionary definitions for hypoglossal

hypoglossal

/ (ˌhaɪpəˈɡlɒsəl) /

adjective

situated beneath the tongue

noun

short for hypoglossal nerve

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