trigeminal nerve

/traɪˌdʒɛmənl nərv/
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Other forms: trigeminal nerves

Definitions of trigeminal nerve
  1. noun
    the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication
    synonyms: fifth cranial nerve, nervus trigeminus, trigeminal, trigeminus
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    type of:
    cranial nerve
    any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
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