lingual nerve

English

Noun

lingual nerve (plural lingual nerves)

1. (neuroanatomy, zootomy) A sensory branch of the mandibular nerve that supplies the mucous membrane of the anterior two thirds of the tongue and the floor of the mouth and responds to stimuli of pressure, touch, and temperature.

   Coordinate terms: auriculotemporal nerve, buccal nerve, deep temporal nerve, inferior alveolar nerve, lateral pterygoid nerve, masseteric nerve, medial pterygoid nerve

References

• “lingual nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “lingual nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.