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  1. trigeminal, trigeminal nerve, trigeminus, nervus trigeminus, fifth cranial nervenoun

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

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  1. trigeminusnoun

    trigeminal nerve

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  1. trigeminus

    In neuroanatomy, the trigeminal nerve (lit. triplet nerve), also known as the fifth cranial nerve, cranial nerve V, or simply CN V, is a cranial nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing; it is the most complex of the cranial nerves. Its name ("trigeminal", from Latin tri- 'three', and -geminus 'twin') derives from each of the two nerves (one on each side of the pons) having three major branches: the ophthalmic nerve (V1), the maxillary nerve (V2), and the mandibular nerve (V3). The ophthalmic and maxillary nerves are purely sensory, whereas the mandibular nerve supplies motor as well as sensory (or "cutaneous") functions. Adding to the complexity of this nerve is that autonomic nerve fibers as well as special sensory fibers (taste) are contained within it. The motor division of the trigeminal nerve derives from the basal plate of the embryonic pons, and the sensory division originates in the cranial neural crest. Sensory information from the face and body is processed by parallel pathways in the central nervous system.

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  1. trigeminus

    The trigeminus, also known as the trigeminal nerve, is the fifth cranial nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing. It is the largest of the cranial nerves and is divided into three branches: the ophthalmic nerve, the maxillary nerve, and the mandibular nerve.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of trigeminus in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of trigeminus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9


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