mixed nerve

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. a nerve composed of both sensory and motor fibers.

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Etymology

Origin of mixed nerve

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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

The fifth nerve, the trigeminal, is a much larger and more important one; it is a mixed nerve, having three main branches, of which the first two are chiefly sensory, the third almost entirely motor; it lies deeply in the orbit.

From Project Gutenberg

Complete Division of a Mixed Nerve.—Complete division is a common result of accidental wounds, especially above the wrist, where the ulnar, median, and radial nerves are frequently cut across, and in gun-shot injuries.

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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.

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The superior is the sensory root and the inferior is the motor root, both uniting to form a mixed nerve trunk.

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