‖ hypoglossus Anat.
(hɪpəʊˈglɒsəs)
[mod.L., f. Gr. ὑπό under + γλῶσσα tongue: cf. Gr. ὑπογλώσσιος, F. hypoglosse.]
The hypoglossal nerve.
| 1811 Hooper Med. Dict., Hypoglossus,..a nerve which goes to the under part of the tongue. 1878 Bell Gegenbaur's Comp. Anat. 522 The hypoglossus, which supplies the muscles of the tongue. |