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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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Broader terms: cranial nerve
noun
cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: facial, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cranial nerve
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