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maxillary nerve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
max-il-lary n-erve
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The one of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the skin areas of the middle part of the face, the upper jaw and its teeth, and the mucous membranes of the palate, nasal cavities, and nasopharynx.

Inflected Forms

maxillary nerves (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mandibular nerve ophthalmic nerve

Questions

What does maxillary nerve mean?
The one of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the skin areas of the middle part of the face, the upper jaw and its teeth, and the mucous membranes of the palate, nasal cavities, and nasopharynx.

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