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lingual nerve

lingual nerve noun: a sensory branch of the mandibular nerve that supplies the mucous membrane of the anterior two thirds of the tongue and the floor of the mouth and responds to stimuli of pressure, touch, and temperature.

Noun

lingual nerve (plural lingual nerves)

  1. A sensory branch of the mandibular nerve that supplies the mucous membrane of the anterior two thirds of the tongue and the floor of the mouth and responds to stimuli of pressure, touch, and temperature.

lingual nerve meaning in Tamil

lingual nerve in Tamil

நாநரம்பு, நாக்கு நரம்பு

Forms of lingual nerve

plurallingual nerves

Questions about lingual nerve

What does lingual nerve mean?
Lingual nerve means a sensory branch of the mandibular nerve that supplies the mucous membrane of the anterior two thirds of the tongue and the floor of the mouth and responds to stimuli of pressure, touch, and temperature.
What is lingual nerve in Tamil?
Lingual nerve in Tamil is நாநரம்பு, நாக்கு நரம்பு. See Lingual nerve meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lingual nerve?
Lingual nerve is a noun.
What is the plural of lingual nerve?
The plural of lingual nerve is lingual nerves.

Words near lingual nerve in the dictionary

  1. lingual arteries
  2. lingual artery
  3. lingual bone
  4. lingual bones
  5. lingual gyrus
  6. lingual nerve
  7. lingual nerves
  8. lingual tonsil
  9. lingual tonsils
  10. linguales
  11. lingualis

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