fifth cranial nerve

noun

trigeminal nerve

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fifth nervetrigeminaltrigeminal nervetrigeminusnervus trigeminus
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Meanings

nounfifth cranial nerve (plural fifth cranial nerves)

plural fifth cranial nerves

  1. anatomytrigeminal nerve

    Synonyms: fifth nerve

Synonyms & antonyms

nountrigeminal nerve

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fifth nerve

More synonyms by meaning

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

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trigeminaltrigeminal nervetrigeminusnervus trigeminus
Broader
cranial nerve
Also see
trigeminaltrigeminal nerve

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