trigeminal
adjective
tri·gem·i·nal trī-ˈje-mə-nᵊl 
: of or relating to the trigeminal nerve
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web What activates the trigeminal fibers is highly individualistic. 
Jenifer Frank, courant.com, 24 Feb. 2022 The rich aromas of searing meat draw us to the table and make our mouths water—an important physiological reaction called trigeminal response. Jim Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2021 It’s not our sense of taste that’s doing the work here but our trigeminal or chemical sense, which registers sensations of irritation, temperature and touch to alert the body of potential harm. Matt Siegel, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2021 Similarly, your physician can look for other problems that predispose to developing TMJ pain (such as arthritis), or occasionally neurological conditions like trigeminal or glossopharyngeal neuralgia, that look like TMJ dysfunction. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 May 2021 Photic sneezing, for instance, is theorized to possibly result from some kind of cross-communication between the trigeminal and optic nerves. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 8 Mar. 2019 Migraines, this theory holds, start when the spreading electrical wave activates the trigeminal ganglion, a cluster of neurons that sit close to the brainstem. Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2018 With oral herpes, HSV-1 hangs out in the trigeminal ganglion, a nerve cluster in your skull. Becky Little, Smithsonian, 23 Mar. 2018 Idiopathic trigeminal neuritis is the technical diagnosis. Dawn Filos, Philly.com, 15 Dec. 2017 See More
Jenifer Frank, courant.com, 24 Feb. 2022 The rich aromas of searing meat draw us to the table and make our mouths water—an important physiological reaction called trigeminal response. Jim Dewan, chicagotribune.com, 11 Oct. 2021 It’s not our sense of taste that’s doing the work here but our trigeminal or chemical sense, which registers sensations of irritation, temperature and touch to alert the body of potential harm. Matt Siegel, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2021 Similarly, your physician can look for other problems that predispose to developing TMJ pain (such as arthritis), or occasionally neurological conditions like trigeminal or glossopharyngeal neuralgia, that look like TMJ dysfunction. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 May 2021 Photic sneezing, for instance, is theorized to possibly result from some kind of cross-communication between the trigeminal and optic nerves. Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 8 Mar. 2019 Migraines, this theory holds, start when the spreading electrical wave activates the trigeminal ganglion, a cluster of neurons that sit close to the brainstem. Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2018 With oral herpes, HSV-1 hangs out in the trigeminal ganglion, a nerve cluster in your skull. Becky Little, Smithsonian, 23 Mar. 2018 Idiopathic trigeminal neuritis is the technical diagnosis. Dawn Filos, Philly.com, 15 Dec. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin trigeminus trigeminal nerve, from Latin, threefold, from tri- + geminus twin
First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing trigeminal
Medical Definition
trigeminal 1 of 2
adjective
tri·gem·i·nal trī-ˈjem-ən-ᵊl
: of or relating to the trigeminal nerve
trigeminal
2 of 2noun
: trigeminal nerve
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