facial nerve

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facial nerve

noun facial nerves

The seventh (VII) of twelve paired cranial nerves that supply motor fibers especially to the muscles of the face and jaw and sensory and parasympathetic fibers to the tongue, palate, and fauces.

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noun nerve

Español	nervio facial, facial
中文	面神經 /面神经 miànshénjīng, 顏面神經 /颜面神经 yánmiànshénjīng

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@misc{facial_nerve_2026,
  title = {facial nerve},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/facial%20nerve},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}