trigeminal

English

Etymology

From Latin trigeminus (“threefold, triple, triform”) +‎ -al, equivalent to tri- +‎ geminal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɹaɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ɪn.l̩/
• Rhymes: -ɛmɪnəl

Adjective

trigeminal (not comparable)

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

Derived terms

• cervicotrigeminal
• encephalotrigeminal
• extratrigeminal
• intertrigeminal
• juxtatrigeminal
• nasotrigeminal
• paratrigeminal
• pretrigeminal
• spinotrigeminal
• subtrigeminal
• supratrigeminal
• trigeminal ganglion
• trigeminally
• trigeminal nerve
• trigeminal neuralgia
• trigeminal vein
• trigemino-

Translations

of or pertaining to the trigeminal nerve

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 三叉的 (sānchāde)

• Spanish: trigeminal

Noun

trigeminal (plural trigeminals)

1. (neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of trigeminal nerve.

References

• “trigeminal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Spanish

Etymology

From trigémino +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾixemiˈnal/ [t̪ɾi.xe.miˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: tri‧ge‧mi‧nal

Adjective

trigeminal m or f (masculine and feminine plural trigeminales)

1. (anatomy) trigeminal