Meaning Of The Word Trigeminal

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trigeminal in American English
a trigeminal nerve
designating or of either of the fifth pair of cranial nerves, each of which divides into three branches supplying the head and face
adjective: of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve
noun: either one of the fifth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of mastication, and of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the head and face to the brain

trigeminal in British English
adjective: of or relating to the trigeminal nerve

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