mental nerve

noun

A branch of the inferior alveolar nerve that emerges from the bone of the mandible near the mental protuberance and divides into branches which are distributed to the skin of the chin and to the skin and mucous membranes of the lower lip.

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Meanings

nounmental nerve (plural mental nerves)

plural mental nerves

  1. anatomyA branch of the inferior alveolar nerve that emerges from the bone of the mandible near the mental protuberance and divides into branches which are distributed to the skin of the chin and to the skin and mucous membranes of the lower lip.
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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