Trigeminal nerve Moderate

Trigeminal nerve has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication

trigeminal trigeminal nerve trigeminus nervus trigeminus fifth cranial nerve

Each of the fifth and largest pair of cranial nerves responsible for sensation and motor function in the face and mouth.

See Also

trifacial encephalotrigeminal supratrigeminal juxtatrigeminal mouth trigeminal neuralgia intertrigeminal infratrochlear

Related Terms

trifacial encephalotrigeminal supratrigeminal juxtatrigeminal mouth trigeminal neuralgia intertrigeminal infratrochlear trigeminofacial fifth cranial nerve paratrigeminal motor extratrigeminal trigeminal trigeminocerebellar trigeminovascular nerve supratrochlear trigeminocardiac sensation

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

cranial nerve

Rhyming Words

verve terve curve lurve perve serve nerve merve kerve herve varve tarve larve harve carve surve swarve slurve sparve clerve

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