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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of trigeminal nerve. alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

fifth cranial nervenervus trigeminustrigeminaltrigeminaltrigeminal nerve

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes Borrowed from Latin trigeminus (“threefold, triple, triform”), clipping of nervus trigeminus (“triple nerve”).

Related phrases

trigeminal nerve

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