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trigeminus

DEFINITIONS OF: trigeminus

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n the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication

Synonyms:
fifth cranial nerve, nervus trigeminus, trigeminal, trigeminal nerve
Type of:
cranial nerve
any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
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