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facial nerve
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˌfeɪ.ʃəl ˈnɜːv/ us /ˌfeɪ.ʃəl ˈnɝːv/
a nerve at the back of the brain that controls movement of the face and is also involved in sense of taste and producing tears:
Bell's Palsy is a form of paralysis caused by malfunction of the facial nerve.
The facial nerve may also be affected and cause facial weakness on the damaged side.
The patient developed facial nerve paralysis following surgery.
The facial nerve mediates taste on the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.
Involuntary contractions of one side of the face are usually associated with a blood vessel in the brain stem causing compression of the seventh cranial nerve, called the facial nerve.
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