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auriculotemporal

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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Pertaining to the ear and the temporal region: specifically applied to a branch of the inferior maxillary nerve which supplies the external ear and adjacent regions.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective anatomy Of or relating to a branch of the mandibular nerve that runs with the superficial temporal artery and vein and provides sensory innervation to various regions on the side of the head.

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