trigeminus - 4 dictionary results
| trigeminal nerve
n. Either of the fifth pair of cranial nerves, having sensory and motor functions in the face, teeth, mouth, and nasal cavity. Also called trigeminus. |
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| tri·gem·i·nus
(trī-jěm'ə-nəs) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. tri·gem·i·ni (-nī') See trigeminal nerve. [New Latin, from Latin, born as three twins, triple : tri-, tri- + geminus, twin.] |
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| trigeminus | |
noun | |
| the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication [syn: trigeminal] |
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trigeminus tri·gem·i·nus (trī-jěm'ə-nəs)
n.
See trigeminal nerve.
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