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mandibular nerve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
mandibu-lar n-erve
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

mandibular nerves (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

maxillary nerve ophthalmic nerve

Synonyms

inferior maxillary nerve

Questions

What does mandibular nerve mean?
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.

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