Medical Dictionary
mandibular nerve
noun
Medical Definition of MANDIBULAR NERVE
: the one of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supplies sensory fibers to the lower jaw, the floor of the mouth, the anterior two-thirds of the tongue, and the lower teeth and supplies motor fibers to the muscles of mastication—called also inferior maxillary nerve, mandibular; compare maxillary nerve, ophthalmic nerve
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