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Noun: trigeminal nerve  trI'je-mu-nul nurv
  1. The main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication
    - trigeminal, trigeminus, nervus trigeminus, fifth cranial nerve

Derived forms: trigeminal nerves

Type of: cranial nerve

Encyclopedia: Trigeminal nerve

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