deep temporal nerve

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)v

Noun

deep temporal nerve (plural deep temporal nerves)

1. (neuroanatomy) Either of two motor branches of the mandibular nerve on each side of the body that are distributed to the temporalis.

References

• “deep temporal nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.