Definitions for hypoglossal
ˌhaɪ pəˈglɒs əl, -ˈglɔ səlhy·poglos·sal

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hypoglossal, hypoglossal nerve, nervus hypoglosus, twelfth cranial nervenoun

   supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles

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1. hypoglossaladjective

   of or pertaining to the area under the tongue

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1. hypoglossal

   The hypoglossal nerve, also known as the twelfth cranial nerve, cranial nerve XII, or simply CN XII, is a cranial nerve that innervates all the extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue except for the palatoglossus, which is innervated by the vagus nerve. CN XII is a nerve with a solely motor function. The nerve arises from the hypoglossal nucleus in the medulla as a number of small rootlets, passes through the hypoglossal canal and down through the neck, and eventually passes up again over the tongue muscles it supplies into the tongue. The nerve is involved in controlling tongue movements required for speech and swallowing, including sticking out the tongue and moving it from side to side. Damage to the nerve or the neural pathways which control it can affect the ability of the tongue to move and its appearance, with the most common sources of damage being injury from trauma or surgery, and motor neuron disease. The first recorded description of the nerve is by Herophilos in the third century BC. The name hypoglossus springs from the fact that its passage is below the tongue, from hypo (Greek: "under") and glossa (Greek: "tongue").

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1. hypoglossal

   Hypoglossal relates to or affects the hypoglossal nerve, which is the twelfth cranial nerve located underneath the tongue and controls the movements of the muscles in the tongue that are responsible for speech, swallowing, and eating.

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1. Hypoglossaladjective

   under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates, to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the base of the tongue

2. Hypoglossalnoun

   one of the hypoglossal nerves

3. Etymology: [Pref. hypo- + Gr. the tongue.]

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1. Hypoglossal

   hī-po-glos′al, adj. situated under the tongue. [Gr. hypo, under, glōssa, the tongue.]

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1. • Cranial Nerve

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hypoglossal in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hypoglossal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hypoglossal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hypoglossal
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoglossal
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypoglossal
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=hypoglossal