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HYPOGLOSSUS [2 records]

Record 1 2011-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Mouth
DEF

A parasympathetic ganglion located superior to the deep part of the submandibular glands, on the lateral surface of the hypoglossus muscle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cavité buccale
DEF

Ganglion du système parasympathique céphalique, appendu au nerf lingual, contre la face latérale du muscle hypoglosse.

OBS

Ancienne nomenclature : ganglion sous-mandibulaire de Meckel; ganglion sous-maxillaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

The hypoglossal nerve [is] the motor nerve of the tongue.

Key term(s)
  • XII nerve
  • nerve XII
  • cranial XII
  • XII cranial

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

[...] paire de nerfs crâniens innervant les muscles de la langue et rattachés à l'encéphale.

CONT

Les nerfs moteurs de la langue sont le nerf vaque, ou le nerf crânien X et le nerf hypoglosse, ou nerf crânien XII.

Key term(s)
  • nerf crânien 12
  • nerf crânien douze
  • nerf crânien 12e
  • nerf crânien douzième
  • nerf crânien 12ième
  • nerf crânien 12ème

Spanish

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