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superior laryngeal nerve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
su-pe-ri-or la-ryn-geal n-erve
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of two branches of the vagus nerve that arises from the ganglion of the vagus situated below the jugular foramen in front of the transverse processes of the first two cervical vertebrae and that passes down the neck to supply the cricothyroid muscle.

Inflected Forms

superior laryngeal nerves (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

recurrent laryngeal nerve

Questions

What does superior laryngeal nerve mean?
One of two branches of the vagus nerve that arises from the ganglion of the vagus situated below the jugular foramen in front of the transverse processes of the first two cervical vertebrae and that passes down the neck to supply the cricothyroid muscle.

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