trigeminus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of trigeminal nerve.

Pronunciation

/tɹaɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ən.əs/

Word forms

trigeminus trigemini

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes Borrowed from Latin trigeminus (“threefold, triple, triform”), clipping of nervus trigeminus (“triple nerve”).

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