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facial nerve

the seventh cranial nerve, which innervates facial musculature and some sensory receptors, including those of the external ear and the tongue. Also called cranial nerve VII. See greater superficial petrosal nerve.

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spirituality

spirituality

n.

1. a concern for or sensitivity to things of the spirit or soul, especially as opposed to materialistic concerns.

2. more specifically, a concern for God and a sensitivity to religious experience, which may include the practice of a particular religion but may also exist without such practice.

3. the fact or state of being incorporeal.