NERVUS ACCESSORIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nervus accessorius mean? 

• NERVUS ACCESSORIUS (noun)
  The noun NERVUS ACCESSORIUS has 1 sense:

1. arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve

  Familiarity information: NERVUS ACCESSORIUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NERVUS ACCESSORIUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

accessory nerve; eleventh cranial nerve; nervus accessorius; spinal accessory

Hypernyms ("nervus accessorius" is a kind of...):

cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)