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Meaning of accessory nerve | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Čeština přídatný nerv
Suomi lisähermo
Magyar járulékos ideg

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

accessory pigment accessory shoe accessory spleen accessoryship accessus accessway

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