superior alveolar nerve

noun

Any of the branches of the maxillary nerve or of the infraorbital nerve that supply the teeth and gums of the upper jaw.

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Meanings

nounsuperior alveolar nerve (plural superior alveolar nerves)

plural superior alveolar nerves

  1. anatomyAny of the branches of the maxillary nerve or of the infraorbital nerve that supply the teeth and gums of the upper jaw.
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