Term Name: | great auricular nerve |
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Synonyms: | great auricular, greater auricular nerve, nervus auricularis magnus |
Definition: | A nerve arising from the second and third cervical nerves from the cervical plexus and innervating the skin over the parotid gland, the skin of part of the ear, the adjacent portion of the scalp, cheek, and angle of the jaw. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0008833] |