facial nerve

noun

Definition of facial nerve

: either of the seventh pair of cranial nerves that supply motor fibers especially to the muscles of the face and jaw and sensory and parasympathetic fibers to the tongue, palate, and fauces

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Recent Examples on the Web Bell’s palsy is a paralysis of the facial nerve on one side. — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2021 Bell’s palsy, also known as peripheral facial nerve palsy, can occur at any age, according to the Mayo Clinic. — Jessica Flores, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2020 Alexievich has trigeminal neuralgia, a chronic, painful condition that affects a facial nerve. — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2020 Within weeks, the disease changed, with about 15 percent of patients developing a neurologic illness, such as meningitis, paralysis of facial nerves, or severe pain radiating from the spine to the arms, torso, or legs. — Allen Steere, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2019 The first of her operations, for a tumor in her neck, damaged a facial nerve that permanently changed her smile. — Lindsay Crouse, New York Times, 12 June 2019 The first of her operations, for a tumor in her neck, damaged a facial nerve that changed her smile forever. — Lindsay Crouse, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2019 The next step will be to make a high tech analogue that doesn’t involve using a seal’s whiskers, facial nerve endings, and brain. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 13 Aug. 2018 Delicate structures in the skull, like facial nerves, taste nerves, inner ear and balance organs can't be affected, while bone filings and blood can blurry a microscope during surgery. — Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, 28 Apr. 2018

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facial nerve

noun

Medical Definition of facial nerve

: either of the seventh pair of cranial nerves that supply motor fibers especially to the muscles of the face and jaw and sensory and parasympathetic fibers to the tongue, palate, and fauces

— called also seventh cranial nerve, seventh nerve