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accessory nerve

the 11th cranial nerve, sometimes so named because one of its functions is that of serving as an accessory to the 10th cranial nerve (the vagus nerve). It innervates the sternomastoid and trapezius muscles in the neck.

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spirituality

spirituality

n.

1. a concern for or sensitivity to things of the spirit or soul, especially as opposed to materialistic concerns.

2. more specifically, a concern for God and a sensitivity to religious experience, which may include the practice of a particular religion but may also exist without such practice.

3. the fact or state of being incorporeal.