Lingual nerve

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.NounA sensory branch of the mandibular nerve that supplies the mucous membrane of the anterior two thirds of the tongue and the floor of the mouth and responds to stimuli of pressure, touch, and temperature.

Synonyms

mandibular nerve mental nerve inferior alveolar nerve nervus intermedius maxillary nerve lateral pterygoid nerve glossopharyngeal nerve deep temporal nerve auriculotemporal nerve laryngeal nerve hypoglossal nerve vagus nerve

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