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auriculotemporal nerve

auriculotemporal nerve noun: the branch of the mandibular nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the skin of the external ear and temporal region and autonomic fibers from the otic ganglion to the parotid gland.

Noun

auriculotemporal nerve (plural auriculotemporal nerves)

  1. The branch of the mandibular nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the skin of the external ear and temporal region and autonomic fibers from the otic ganglion to the parotid gland.

Forms of auriculotemporal nerve

pluralauriculotemporal nerves

Questions about auriculotemporal nerve

What does auriculotemporal nerve mean?
Auriculotemporal nerve means the branch of the mandibular nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the skin of the external ear and temporal region and autonomic fibers from the otic ganglion to the parotid gland.
What part of speech is auriculotemporal nerve?
Auriculotemporal nerve is a noun.
What is the plural of auriculotemporal nerve?
The plural of auriculotemporal nerve is auriculotemporal nerves.

Words near auriculotemporal nerve in the dictionary

  1. auriculocondylar
  2. auriculomedicine
  3. auriculopalpebral
  4. auriculoside
  5. auriculotemporal
  6. auriculotemporal nerve
  7. auriculotemporal nerves
  8. auriculotemporal syndrome
  9. auriculotherapist
  10. auriculotherapists
  11. auriculotherapy

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