zygomatic nerve

zygomatic nerve
zygomatic nerve n a branch of the maxillary nerve that divides into a facial branch supplying the skin of the prominent part of the cheek and a temporal branch supplying the skin of the anterior temporal region

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nervus zygomaticus.

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