facial nerve

English

Noun

facial nerve (plural facial nerves)

1. (neuroanatomy) The seventh (VII) of twelve paired cranial nerves that supply motor fibers especially to the muscles of the face and jaw and sensory and parasympathetic fibers to the tongue, palate, and fauces.

   Hypernym: cranial nerve

   Coordinate terms: olfactory nerve, optic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, trigeminal nerve, abducens nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve, hypoglossal nerve

Translations

nerve

• Catalan: nervi facial (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 面神經／面神经 (miànshénjīng); 顏面神經／颜面神经 (yánmiànshénjīng)

• Czech: lícní nerv m
• Finnish: kasvohermo, naamahermo, fasiaalihermo
• Hungarian: arcideg (hu)
• Irish: néaróg éadain f
• Spanish: nervio facial (es) m, facial (es) m

References

• “facial nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “facial nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.