Etymology

nervus intermedius

Today it means: The branch of the facial nerve that contains sensory and parasympathetic fibers and that supplies the anterior tongue and parts of the palate and fauces. Full definition →

New Latin nervus intermedius
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromnervus intermedius“intermediate nerve”
  2. English todaynervus intermedius

Borrowed from New Latin nervus intermedius (“intermediate nerve”).

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