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in·ner·vate
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accessory nerve
either one of the eleventh pair of cranial nerves, which supply the muscles of the head, shoulders, larynx, and pharynx and the viscera of the abdomen and thorax -
abducens nerve
cranial nerve -
energize
Give vitality and enthusiasm to. -
glossopharyngeal nerve
either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of the pharynx, the soft palate, and the parotid glands, and of sensory fibers that conduct impulses to the brain from the pharynx, the middle ear, and the posterior third of the tongue. -
hypoglossal nerve
either one of the twelfth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of the tongue. -
innervation
the act of innervating; state of being innervated.