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chorda tympani
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Japanese Meaning
顔面神経の一枝（鼓咽枝）で、中耳腔および下顎下腺・舌下腺に向かう自律神経線維と、舌前部に向かう感覚（味覚）線維を供給する神経枝。
（ plural ）
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(neuroanatomy) A branch of the facial nerve that traverses the middle ear cavity and the infratemporal fossa and supplies autonomic fibers to the sublingual and submandibular glands and sensory fibers to the anterior part of the tongue.
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During the middle ear surgery, the surgeon carefully preserved the chorda tympani to avoid postoperative taste disturbance.
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During the middle ear surgery, the surgeon carefully preserved the chorda tympani to avoid postoperative taste disturbance.
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