Chorda tympani

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.NounA branch of the facial nerve that traverses the middle ear cavity and the infratemporal fossa and supplies autonomic fibers to the sublingual and submandibular glands and sensory fibers to the anterior part of the tongue.

Synonyms

tensor tympani tympanum lesser petrosal nerve transverse facial artery supratrochlear nerve tympan chorda dorsalis timpanum internal auditory canal mesotympanum temporoparietalis tympanicum

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