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accessory nerves

accessory nerves is the plural of accessory nerve.

Meaning of accessory nerve

Noun

accessory nerve (plural accessory nerves)

  1. 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.

Questions about accessory nerves

What is accessory nerves the plural of?
Accessory nerves is the plural of accessory nerve.

Words near accessory nerves in the dictionary

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  5. accessory nerve
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