mixed nerve

noun

: a nerve containing both sensory and motor fibers

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1861, in the meaning defined above

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mixed nerve

noun

: a nerve that carries nerve impulses toward the central nervous system from a sense organ and also away from the central nervous system to cause movement in muscles

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mixed nerve

noun

: a nerve containing both sensory and motor fibers

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