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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Hypoglossal

· Hyp·o·glos·sal · IPA /ˌhaɪ.pəˈɡlɑs.əl/
01 a. Under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates, to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the b…
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    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.(Anat.)