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nervus hypoglosus

 

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Noun nervus hypoglosus has 1 sense
  1. hypoglossal, hypoglossal nerve, nervus hypoglosus, twelfth cranial nerve - supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles
    --1 is a kind of cranial nerve

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nervus hypoglosus

Definition: The nervus hypoglosus, also known as the hypoglossal nerve, is the twelfth cranial nerve that controls the movement of the tongue.

Sense 1 (Anatomy): The nervus hypoglosus is a motor nerve that originates in the medulla oblongata and innervates the muscles responsible for tongue movement.

Sample Sentence 1: Damage to the nervus hypoglosus can cause difficulty in speaking and swallowing.

Sample Sentence 2: The nervus hypoglosus allows for precise control of tongue positions while speaking.

Sense 2 (Surgery): In surgical procedures, the nervus hypoglosus may be affected or manipulated to address certain medical conditions.

Sample Sentence 1: During a surgical procedure, the nervus hypoglosus was carefully avoided to prevent any impairment of tongue movement.

Sample Sentence 2: Surgeons may utilize the nervus hypoglosus to reconstruct certain facial nerves in specialized procedures.

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