About The Word Trigeminal
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Trigeminal
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What's The Definition Of Trigeminal?
[n] the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication
Synonyms | Synonyms for Trigeminal: fifth cranial nerve | nervus trigeminus | trigeminal nerve | trigeminus Related Terms | Find terms related to Trigeminal: See Also | cranial nerve Trigeminal In Webster's Dictionary \Tri*gem"i*nal\, a. [See {Trigeminous}.] (Anat.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the fifth pair of cranial
nerves, which divide on each side of the head into three main
branches distributed to the orbits, jaws, and parts of the
mouth; trifacial.
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