trigeminal

IPA: traɪgˈɛmʌnʌɫ

(neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of trigeminal nerve.. [(neuroanatomy) Each of the fifth and largest pair of cranial nerves responsible for sensation and motor function in the face and mouth.]

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve (the fifth cranial nerve).

Examples of "trigeminal" in Sentences

It's called the trigeminal nerve, and that's the fifth nerve.
The fifth cranial nerve, called the trigeminal nerve, is apparently responsible for sneezes.
What we think now is that the migraine discharges irritate and cause firing in a nerve called the trigeminal nerve.
The trigeminal is a large nerve that comes directly from the brain and divides into three branches to cover the face.
Another painful condition that can affect the head and face is called trigeminal neuralgia TN; also called tic douloureux.
The team noted that clumps of nerve cells called trigeminal ganglia in pit vipers 'heads were larger and more complex than the corresponding cells in mammals.
Many brain regions responded to top and bottom tooth pain - carried by signals from two distinct branches of a fiber called the trigeminal nerve - in the same way.
They found that the sleep deprivation caused increased expression of proteins p38 and PKA, which help regulate sensory response in facial nerves thought to play a key role in migraines, known as the trigeminal nerves.