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Definition of Seventh cranial nerve

1. Noun. Cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles.

Medical Definition of Seventh cranial nerve

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 Seventh Cranial Nerve

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