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trigeminus

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tri·gem·i·nus  (tr-jm-ns)
n. pl. tri·gem·i·ni (-n)
See trigeminal nerve.
[New Latin, from Latin, born as three twins, triple : tri-, tri- + geminus, twin.]
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Noun1.trigeminus - the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of masticationtrigeminus - the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication
fifth cranial nerve, nervus trigeminus, trigeminal, trigeminal nerve
cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
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