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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tri•gem•i•nal (trī jem′ə nl),USA pronunciation [Anat.]adj. - of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve.
n. - Also called trigem′inal 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.
- Neo-Latin trigemin(us) (Latin: triple, equivalent. to tri- tri- + geminus twin, double) + -al1
- 1820–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: trigeminal /traɪˈdʒɛmɪnəl/ adj - of or relating to the trigeminal nerve
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin trigeminus triplet, from tri- + geminus twin |