trigeminal

[ trahy-jem-uh-nl ]

/ traɪˈdʒɛm ə nl /

Anatomy

adjective

of or relating to the trigeminal nerve.

noun

Also called trigeminal nerve . either one of the fifth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of mastication, and of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the head and face to the brain.

Origin of trigeminal

1820–30; <New Latin trigemin(us) (Latin: triple, equivalent to tri-tri- + geminus twin, double) + -al¹

Words nearby trigeminal

trig, triga, trigamous, trigamy, trigastric, trigeminal, trigeminal cavity, trigeminal ganglion, trigeminal nerve, trigeminal neuralgia, trigeminal pulse

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Example sentences from the Web for trigeminal

The most common variety of trigeminal neuralgia is migraine, or sick-headache, as it is often called.
Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it|Francis E. Anstie
In Fig. 114, Miss Alcock has drawn the distribution of the trigeminal nerve as traced by her through a series of sections.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
The origin of the trigeminal motor fibres in the central nervous system is most striking.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
The epimeral purely sensory nerves to the somatic surface, equivalent in the vertebrate to the ascending root of the trigeminal.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell

This period is above all things fruitful in trigeminal neuralgias, especially migraine.
Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it|Francis E. Anstie

British Dictionary definitions for trigeminal

trigeminal

/ (traɪˈdʒɛmɪnəl) /

adjective

anatomy of or relating to the trigeminal nerve

Word Origin for trigeminal

C19: from Latin trigeminus triplet, from tri- + geminus twin

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Medical definitions for trigeminal

trigeminal

[ trī-jĕm′ə-nəl ]

adj.

Of or relating to the trigeminal nerves.

单词	trigeminal
释义	trigeminal [ trahy-jem-uh-nl ] / traɪˈdʒɛm ə nl / Anatomy adjective of or relating to the trigeminal nerve. noun Also called trigeminal nerve . either one of the fifth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of mastication, and of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the head and face to the brain. Origin of trigeminal 1820–30; <New Latin trigemin(us) (Latin: triple, equivalent to tri-tri- + geminus twin, double) + -al¹ Words nearby trigeminal trig, triga, trigamous, trigamy, trigastric, trigeminal, trigeminal cavity, trigeminal ganglion, trigeminal nerve, trigeminal neuralgia, trigeminal pulse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trigeminal The most common variety of trigeminal neuralgia is migraine, or sick-headache, as it is often called. Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it\|Francis E. Anstie In Fig. 114, Miss Alcock has drawn the distribution of the trigeminal nerve as traced by her through a series of sections. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell The origin of the trigeminal motor fibres in the central nervous system is most striking. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell The epimeral purely sensory nerves to the somatic surface, equivalent in the vertebrate to the ascending root of the trigeminal. The Origin of Vertebrates\|Walter Holbrook Gaskell This period is above all things fruitful in trigeminal neuralgias, especially migraine. Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it\|Francis E. Anstie British Dictionary definitions for trigeminal trigeminal / (traɪˈdʒɛmɪnəl) / adjective anatomy of or relating to the trigeminal nerve Word Origin for trigeminal C19: from Latin trigeminus triplet, from tri- + geminus twin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for trigeminal trigeminal [ trī-jĕm′ə-nəl ] adj. Of or relating to the trigeminal nerves. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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