Definition of Nervus facialis

1. Noun. Cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles.

Exact synonyms: Facial, Facial Nerve, Seventh Cranial Nerve
Generic synonyms: Cranial Nerve
Group relationships: Face, Human Face
Derivative terms: Facial

Medical Definition of Nervus facialis

1. The facial nerve enervates the muscles of the face (facial expression). Lesion of the facial nerve cause a drooping to one side of the face, inability to wrinkle the forehead, inability to whistle, inability to close the eye and deviation of the mouth to the unaffected side. Synonym: cranial nerve VII. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nervus Facialis

nervus cutaneus brachii lateralis superior
nervus cutaneus brachii medialis
nervus cutaneus brachii posterior
nervus cutaneus dorsalis intermedius
nervus cutaneus dorsalis lateralis
nervus cutaneus dorsalis medialis
nervus cutaneus femoris lateralis
nervus cutaneus surae lateralis
nervus cutaneus surae medialis
nervus dorsalis scapulae
nervus ethmoidalis anterior
nervus ethmoidalis posterior
nervus facialis (current term)
nervus femoralis
nervus fibularis communis
nervus fibularis profundus
nervus fibularis superficialis
nervus frontalis
nervus furcalis
nervus glossopharyngeus
nervus gluteus inferior
nervus gluteus superior
nervus haemorrhoidalis
nervus hypogastricus
nervus hypoglossus
nervus hypoglosus

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