mixed nerve
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mixed nerve
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Their results showed that in the mixed nerve fiber bundles, only the myelin sheaths of the axons that belonged to the non-plugged active ear were strengthened.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024
The trigeminal nerve is a mixed nerve that carries the general somatic senses from the head, similar to those coming through spinal nerves from the rest of the body.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Incomplete Division of a Mixed Nerve.—The effects of partial division of a mixed nerve vary according to the destination of the nerve bundles that have been interrupted.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
The superior is the sensory root and the inferior is the motor root, both uniting to form a mixed nerve trunk.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
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