Function: noun
Date: 1831
: either of the 12th and final pair of cranial nerves which are motor nerves arising from the medulla oblongata and supplying muscles of the tongue in higher vertebrates ― called also hypoglossal
HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE
Meaning of HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE in English
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012