English Explanatory Dictionary

lingual nerve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

lingual nerve lingual nerves
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