Meaning & use
hypoglossal nerve
The twelfth cranial nerve, which controls the muscles that move the tongue and is essential for speech, chewing, and swallowing.
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Damage to the hypoglossal nerve can cause the tongue to weaken on one side.
The surgeon carefully avoided the hypoglossal nerve during the neck procedure.
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This is a technical anatomical term used mainly in medicine and neuroscience.
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