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trigeminus

US/tɹaɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ən.əs/

trigeminus is the alternative form of trigeminal nerve.

Meaning of trigeminal nerve

Noun

trigeminal nerve (plural trigeminal nerves)

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

Forms of trigeminus

pluraltrigemini

Origin of trigeminus

PIE word *tréyes Borrowed from Latin trigeminus (“threefold, triple, triform”), clipping of nervus trigeminus (“triple nerve”).

Words that rhyme with trigeminus

Questions about trigeminus

What is trigeminus the alternative form of?
Trigeminus is the alternative form of trigeminal nerve.
How do you pronounce trigeminus?
Trigeminus is pronounced /tɹaɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ən.əs/ (US).

Words near trigeminus in the dictionary

  1. trigeminoreticular
  2. trigeminospinal
  3. trigeminothalamic
  4. trigeminous
  5. trigeminovascular
  6. trigeminus
  7. trigeminy
  8. trigender
  9. trigeneration
  10. trigenerational
  11. trigenerative

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Adapted from Wiktionary: trigeminus (page history and authors); trigeminal nerve (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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