superior alveolar nerve

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Noun

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superior alveolar nerve (plural superior alveolar nerves)

  1. (neuroanatomy) Any of the branches of the maxillary nerve or of the infraorbital nerve that supply the teeth and gums of the upper jaw.
    Meronyms: anterior superior alveolar nerve, middle superior alveolar nerve
    Coordinate term: inferior alveolar nerve

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