mental nerves

A form of mental nerve — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of mental nerve
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