facial nerve

noun

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.

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facialnervus facialisseventh cranial nerve
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Meanings

nounfacial nerve (plural facial nerves)

plural facial nerves

  1. anatomyThe 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouncranial nerve that supplies facial muscles

Similar
facialnervus facialisseventh cranial nerve
Broader
cranial nerve
Also see
facialseventh cranial nerve

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan nervi facial
  • nervi facialnerve
Chinese Mandarin 面神經 /面神经, 顏面神經 /颜面神经
  • 面神經 /面神经 (miànshénjīng)nerve
  • 顏面神經 /颜面神经 (yánmiànshénjīng)nerve
Czech lícní nerv
  • lícní nervnerve
Finnish kasvohermo, naamahermo
  • kasvohermonerve
  • naamahermonerve
  • fasiaalihermonerve
Hungarian arcideg
  • arcidegnerve
Irish néaróg éadain
  • néaróg éadainnerve
Polish nerw twarzowy
  • nerw twarzowynerve
Spanish nervio facial, facial
  • nervio facialnerve
  • facialnerve
Cite this entry
APA

facial nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facial%20nerve

MLA

“facial nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facial%20nerve. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “facial nerve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/facial%20nerve.

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