See Also: infraorbital nerve(medicine)
superior labial branches of infraorbital nerve(medicine)
middle superior alveolar branch of infraorbital nerve(medicine)
anterior superior alveolar branches of infraorbital nerve(medicine)
Infraorbital(health)
infraorbital(medicine)
infraorbital artery(medicine)
infraorbital groove(medicine)
infraorbital foramen(medicine)
infraorbital margin(medicine)

Ceylon (iou) and infraorbital nerve (medicine)


Ceylon (iou)



Ceylon noun. M19.
[Former name of Sri Lanka: see SRI LANKAN.]
Ceylon moss, a red seaweed of the Indian subcontinent, Gracilaria lichenoides, which is the major source of agar-agar. M19.
In full Ceylon tea. A Pekoe tea produced in Sri Lanka. L19.

infraorbital nerve (medicine)


infraorbital nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The continuation of the maxillary nerve after it has entered the orbit, via the infraorbital fissure, traversing the infraorbital canal to reach the face; it supplies the mucosa of the maxillary sinus, the upper incisors, canine and premolars, the upper gums, the inferior eyelid and conjunctiva, part of the nose and the superior lip.

Synonym: nervus infraorbitalis.