Hypoglossal
Pronunciation : Hyp`o*glos"sal
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Pref. hypo- + Gr. (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: 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. -- n.
Defn: One of the hypoglossal nerves.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913