accessory nerve
accessory nerve noun: either of a pair of motor nerves that are the 11th cranial nerve of higher vertebrates, arise from the medulla oblongata and the upper part of the spinal cord, controlling the pharynx and the muscles of the upper chest, back and shoulders.
Noun
accessory nerve (plural accessory nerves)
- Either of a pair of motor nerves that are the 11th cranial nerve of higher vertebrates, arise from the medulla oblongata and the upper part of the spinal cord, controlling the pharynx and the muscles of the upper chest, back and shoulders.
accessory nerve meaning in Tamil and Telugu
accessory nerve in Tamil
- துணைநரம்பு, துணை நரம்பு
accessory nerve in Telugu
- accessory nerve
- అనుబంధనాడి anubandhanāḍi
Forms of accessory nerve
| plural | accessory nerves |
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Questions about accessory nerve
- What does accessory nerve mean?
- Accessory nerve means either of a pair of motor nerves that are the 11th cranial nerve of higher vertebrates, arise from the medulla oblongata and the upper part of the spinal cord, controlling the pharynx and the muscles of the upper chest, back and shoulders.
- What is accessory nerve in Tamil?
- Accessory nerve in Tamil is துணைநரம்பு, துணை நரம்பு. See Accessory nerve meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is accessory nerve?
- Accessory nerve is a noun.
- What is the plural of accessory nerve?
- The plural of accessory nerve is accessory nerves.
Words near accessory nerve in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: accessory nerve (page history and authors); accessory nerve (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అనుబంధనాడి (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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