facial nerve
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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1798
First Known Use of facial nerve
1798
Medical Dictionary
facial nerve
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
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