Meanings
plural trigeminal nerves
- anatomyEach of the fifth and largest pair of cranial nerves responsible for sensation and motor function in the face and mouth.
Synonyms: fifth cranial nerve, fifth nerve
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEach of the fifth and largest pair of cranial nerves responsible for sensation and motor function in the face and mouth.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 三叉神經 /三叉神经
- 三叉神經 /三叉神经 (sānchāshénjīng)fifth cranial nerve
Czech trojklaný nerv
- trojklaný nervfifth cranial nerve
Finnish kolmoishermo
- kolmoishermofifth cranial nerve
French nerf trijumeau
- nerf trijumeaufifth cranial nerve
Greek τρίδυμο νεύρο
- τρίδυμο νεύρο (trídymo névro)fifth cranial nerve
Hungarian háromosztatú ideg
- háromosztatú idegfifth cranial nerve
Italian nervo trigemino
- nervo trigeminofifth cranial nerve
Japanese 三叉神経
- 三叉神経 (sansashinkei)fifth cranial nerve
Malay saraf trigeminal
- saraf trigeminalfifth cranial nerve
Polish nerw trójdzielny
- nerw trójdzielnyfifth cranial nerve
Romanian nerv trigemen
- nerv trigemenfifth cranial nerve
Spanish nervio trigémino
- nervio trigéminofifth cranial nerve
Cite this entry
trigeminal nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigeminal%20nerve
“trigeminal nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigeminal%20nerve. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trigeminal nerve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trigeminal%20nerve.
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