See Also: inferior alveolar nerve(medicine)
inferior alveolar artery(medicine)
posterior superior alveolar branches of maxillary nerve(medicine)
middle superior alveolar branch of infraorbital nerve(medicine)
anterior superior alveolar branches of infraorbital nerve(medicine)
inferior laryngeal nerve(medicine)
inferior dental nerve(medicine)
inferior gluteal nerve(medicine)
inferior maxillary nerve(medicine)
inferior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve(medicine)

Osmosis (medicine) and inferior alveolar nerve (medicine)


Osmosis (medicine)


osmosis
<chemistry> The movement of solvent through a membrane impermeable to solute, in order to balance the chemical potential due to the concentration differences on each side of the membrane. Frequently mis used in the popular press.


inferior alveolar nerve (medicine)


inferior alveolar nerve
<anatomy, nerve> One of the terminal branches of the mandibular, it enters the mandibular canal to be distributed to the lower teeth, periosteum, and gingiva of the mandible; a branch, the mental nerve, passes through the mental foramen to supply the skin and mucosa of the lower lip and chin.

Synonym: nervus alveolaris inferior, inferior dental nerve.