Trigeminal

What do we mean by trigeminal?

Of or relating to the trigeminal nerves; trifacial. adjective

In anatomy and zoöl, triple, triune, or threefold: specifically noting the trifacial or fifth cranial nerve (which see, under trifacial). Also trigeminous.

Of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve: as, a trigeminal foramen.

The trigeminal nerve; the trigeminus. See trifacial. noun

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. adjective

Of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial nerve). adjective

The main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication noun

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Words that are spelled similarly to trigeminal:
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Words that rhyme with trigeminal:
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Words that sound like trigeminal:
trigeminal, trinominal, trigonal, terminal, triennial, terminale, triagonal, triggerman, directional, tregoning.