superior alveolar nerve
English
Noun
superior alveolar nerve (plural superior alveolar nerves)
- (neuroanatomy) Any of the branches of the maxillary nerve or of the infraorbital nerve that supply the teeth and gums of the upper jaw.
- Coordinate term: inferior alveolar nerve
- Meronyms: anterior superior alveolar nerve, middle superior alveolar nerve
References
- “superior alveolar nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary