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[syn: trigeminal, trigeminal nerve, trigeminus, nervus trigeminus, fifth cranial nerve]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Trigeminal \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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
trigeminal
n 1: the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the
muscles of mastication [syn: trigeminal, trigeminal
nerve, trigeminus, nervus trigeminus, fifth cranial
nerve]