trigeminal
English
Etymology
From Latin trigeminus (“threefold, triple, triform”) + -al, equivalent to tri- + geminal. Doublet of trigeminus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ɪn.l̩/
- Rhymes: -ɛmɪnəl
Adjective
trigeminal (not comparable)
- (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial nerve).
Derived terms
- cervicotrigeminal
- encephalotrigeminal
- extratrigeminal
- intertrigeminal
- juxtatrigeminal
- nasotrigeminal
- paratrigeminal
- pretrigeminal
- spinotrigeminal
- subtrigeminal
- supratrigeminal
- trigeminal ganglion
- trigeminally
- trigeminal nerve
- trigeminal neuralgia
- trigeminal vein
- trigemino-
Translations
of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve
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Noun
trigeminal (plural trigeminals)
- (neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of trigeminal nerve..
References
- “trigeminal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Spanish
Etymology
trigémino + -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾixemiˈnal/ [t̪ɾi.xe.miˈnal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: tri‧ge‧mi‧nal
Adjective
trigeminal (plural trigeminales)
- (anatomy) trigeminal