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Medical Definition of Nucleus nervi hypoglossi
1. The motor nucleus innervating the intrinsic and four of the five extrinsic muscles of the tongue; it is located in the medulla oblongata near the midline, immediately beneath the floor of the inferior recess of the rhomboid fossa. Synonym: nucleus nervi hypoglossi, nucleus of hypoglossal nerve. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nucleus Nervi Hypoglossi
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