Meaning Of The Word Facial nerve

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Facial nerve Meaning

Facial nerve Definition
Facial nerve Definition

What's The Definition Of Facial nerve?

facial nerve in American English
noun: either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing

facial nerve in British English
noun: the seventh cranial nerve, supplying the muscles controlling facial expression, glands of the palate and nose, and the taste buds in the anterior two-thirds of the tongue

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