trigeminal
pronunciation
How to pronounce trigeminal in British English:
UK [traɪ'dʒemɪnl]
How to pronounce trigeminal in American English:
US [traɪ'dʒemənl]
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- Noun:
- the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication
Word Origin
- trigeminal (adj.)
- 1815, from Latin trigeminus "born in threes," as a noun, "triplets;" from tri- (see tri-) + geminus "born at the same birth" (see geminate (adj.)).
Example
- 1. Of or relating to the trigeminal nerves ; trifacial .
- 2. Nursing care of trigeminal neuralgia patients undergoing microvascular decompression .
- 3. Exploring the imaging localization of the trigeminal nerve radiofrequency ablation .
- 4. The main branches of the trigeminal nerve are the maxillary nerve and mandibular nerve .
- 5. Vegf-mediated nerve growth was measured in a trigeminal ganglia explant assay .