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accessorius

SYN: accessory. [L.]

- a. willisii SYN: accessory nerve [CN XI].

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ac·ces·so·ri·us .ak-sə-'sōr-ē-əs, -'sȯr- n, pl -so·rii -ē-.ī, -ē-.ē

1) a muscle reinforcing the action of another

2) ACCESSORY NERVE

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ac·ces·so·ri·us (ak″ses-oґre-əs) [L. “supplementary”] accessory; used in naming certain structures thought to serve a supplementary function.

Medical dictionary. 2011.