English Explanatory Dictionary

trigeminal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial nerve).
noun
  1. Ellipsis of trigeminal nerve.

Pronunciation

/tɹaɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ɪn.l̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trigeminal.wav

Word forms

trigeminal trigeminals

Etymology

From Latin trigeminus (“threefold, triple, triform”) + -al, equivalent to tri- + geminal.

Derived words

cervicotrigeminal encephalotrigeminal extratrigeminal intertrigeminal juxtatrigeminal nasotrigeminal paratrigeminal pretrigeminal spinotrigeminal subtrigeminal supratrigeminal trigeminal ganglion trigeminally trigeminal nerve trigeminal neuralgia trigeminal trophic syndrome trigeminal vein trigemino-
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