See Also: twelfth cranial nerve(medicine)
Cranial nerve IV(health)
cranial nerve X(medicine)
Cranial nerve III(health)
cranial nerve VII(medicine)
Fifth cranial nerve(health)
cranial nerve IV(medicine)
First cranial nerve(health)
cranial nerve VI(medicine)
cranial nerve V(medicine)

dive(1) (iou) and twelfth cranial nerve (medicine)


dive(1) (iou)



dive noun. E18.
[from the verb.]
An act of diving; a swift descent (esp. head first) into or through water etc.; spec. one performed by projecting oneself upwards and inverting the body or somersaulting to keep the head first, esp. as a sport. E18.
nosedive: see NOSE noun. swallow dive: see SWALLOW noun1.
A sudden darting movement, esp. so as to disappear. L19.
Oxford English Dictionary He made a dive into the nearest shop.
A drinking-den; a disreputable place of resort. colloq. L19.
In boxing, Football, etc., a feigned fall intended to deceive an opponent or referee. Freq. in take a dive. M20.

twelfth cranial nerve (medicine)


twelfth cranial nerve -->
hypoglossal nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The hypoglossal nerve enervates the muscles of the tongue.

Lesions of the twelfth cranial nerve result in deviation of the tongue toward the paralysed side and thick speech.

Synonym: cranial nerve XII.