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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Ellipsis of trigeminal nerve. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
2. 2
   the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial nerve). not-comparable, relational

Synonyms

All synonyms

fifth cranial nervenervus trigeminustrigeminal nervetrigeminus

Etymology

From Latin trigeminus (“threefold, triple, triform”) + -al, equivalent to tri- + geminal.

Related phrases

trigeminal gangliontrigeminal nervetrigeminal neuralgiatrigeminal veintrigeminal nerve

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