hy|po|glos|sal

hy|po|glos|sal
hy|po|glos|sal «HY puh GLOS uhl, HIHP uh-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. situated under the tongue wholly or in part.
2. designating either of the pair of cranial nerves which control the movements of the tongue.
–n.
a hypoglossal nerve.
[< New Latin hypoglossus (< Greek hypo- under + glôssa tongue) + English -al1]

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