mandibular nerve
mandibular nerve · mandibular nerves
The one of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supplies…The one of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the lower jaw, the floor of the mouth, the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, and the lower teeth and supplies motor fibers to the muscles of mastication.
Meaning
1 sensesThe one of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the lower jaw, the floor of the mouth, the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, and the lower teeth and supplies motor fibers to the muscles of mastication.
Forms
plural: mandibular nerves| Singular | mandibular nerve |
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| Plural | mandibular nerves |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsinferior maxillary nerve