FACIAL NERVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does facial nerve mean? 

• FACIAL NERVE (noun)
  The noun FACIAL NERVE has 1 sense:

1. cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles

  Familiarity information: FACIAL NERVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FACIAL NERVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

facial; facial nerve; nervus facialis; seventh cranial nerve

Hypernyms ("facial nerve" is a kind of...):

cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)

Holonyms ("facial nerve" is a part of...):

face; human face (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear)

 Context examples 

The portion of the parotid gland parenchyma lying deep to the facial nerve.

(Parotid Gland Deep Lobe, NCI Thesaurus)

A viral ear infection caused by the spread of varicella-zoster virus to the facial nerves.

(Herpes Zoster Oticus, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder affecting the facial nerve (seventh cranial nerve).

(Facial Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

The facial nerve has two parts, the larger motor root which may be called the facial nerve proper, and the smaller intermediate or sensory root.

(Facial Nerve, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Muscles of facial expression or mimetic muscles that include the numerous muscles supplied by the facial nerve that are attached to and move the skin of the face.

(Facial Muscle, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A rare syndrome characterized by recurrent facial nerve paralysis, edema of the lips and face, and furrowed tongue.

(Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Scientists think that a viral infection makes the facial nerve swell or become inflamed.

(Bell's Palsy, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

A disorder characterized by involvement of the facial nerve (seventh cranial nerve).

(Facial Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)