"chorda tympani" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɔɹ.də ˈtɪm.pəˌnaɪ/ [General-American] Forms: chordae tympanorum [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin chorda tympanī (“cord of the tympanum”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|chorda tympanī||cord of the tympanum}} New Latin chorda tympanī (“cord of the tympanum”) Head templates: {{en-noun|chordae tympanorum}} chorda tympani (plural chordae tympanorum)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy
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