Medical Definition of Root of facial nerve

1. Fibres running from the facial motor nucleus upward to the facial colliculus where they curve around the abducens nucleus and then pass peripherally between the superior olive and sensory nucleus of the trigeminal, to emerge as the facial nerve from the pontomedullary groove. Synonym: radix nervi facialis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Root Of Facial Nerve

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root dehiscence
root end cyst
root end granuloma
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root foramen
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root hair cell
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root mean square velocity
root nodule
root noun
root of facial nerve (current term)
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