LINGUAL NERVE
\lˈɪŋɡwə͡l nˈɜːv], \lˈɪŋɡwəl nˈɜːv], \l_ˈɪ_ŋ_ɡ_w_əl n_ˈɜː_v]\
Definitions of LINGUAL NERVE
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A sensory branch of the MANDIBULAR NERVE, which is part of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The lingual nerve carries general afferent fibers from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, the floor of the mouth, and the mandibular gingivae.
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is a name which has been given to the ninth pair or hypoglossus. It is, also, a term applied to a branch given off from the Inferior maxillary, or third branch of the fifth pair. Near its origin it anastomoses with, or simply runs close to, the chorda tympani. It afterwards gives off a considerable number of filaments, which are distributed to the tongue, and some of which are said to have been even traced as far as the papillae; -a distribution which has occasioned it to be regarded as the Gustatory nerve, (F.) Nerf gustatif.
By Robley Dunglison
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