About The Word Trigeminal

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Trigeminal to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Trigeminal definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Trigeminal

Trigeminal Meaning & Definition
Trigeminal Definition And Meaning

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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Petaurista petaurista ‐ East Indian…
  • Wallace stevens ‐ United States poet…
  • Crosstie ‐ one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track;…
  • Whitish ‐ tending toward white [adj] resembling milk in color or cloudiness;…
  • Lepista irina ‐ an edible agaric with large silky white caps and…
  • Ponka ‐ the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca people [n] a member of…
  • Moss green ‐ of a moderate somewhat dull…
  • Navy base ‐ base of operations for a…
  • Mary ii ‐ Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; she was the eldest…
  • Monopolization ‐ domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion…