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trigeminal nerve
(redirected from fifth cranial nerve)

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trigeminal nerve [trī′jem·ə·nəl ′nərv]
(neuroscience)
The fifth cranial nerve in vertebrates; either of a pair of composite nerves rising from the side of the medulla, and with three great branches: the ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular nerves.


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Trigeminal--Pertaining to the trigeminus or fifth cranial nerve.
 
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