Meanings
noundeep temporal nerve (plural deep temporal nerves)
plural deep temporal nerves
- anatomyEither of two motor branches of the mandibular nerve on each side of the body that are distributed to the temporalis.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with deep temporal nerve
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deep temporal nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20temporal%20nerve
MLA
“deep temporal nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20temporal%20nerve. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deep temporal nerve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deep%20temporal%20nerve.
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