Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accessory nerve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: ac-ces-so-ry n-erve
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

accessory nerves (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

olfactory nerve optic nerve oculomotor nerve trochlear nerve trigeminal nerve abducens nerve facial nerve vestibulocochlear nerve

Synonyms

spinal accessory nervus accessorius eleventh cranial nerve

Questions

What does accessory nerve mean?: 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.

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