frontal nerve

English

Noun

frontal nerve (plural frontal nerves)

1. (neuroanatomy) A branch of the ophthalmic nerve supplying the forehead, scalp, and adjoining parts.

   Meronyms: supraorbital nerve, supratrochlear nerve

   Coordinate terms: lacrimal nerve, nasociliary nerve

References

• “frontal nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.