trigeminal nerve

English

Noun

trigeminal nerve (plural trigeminal nerves)

1. (neuroanatomy) Each of the fifth and largest pair of cranial nerves responsible for sensation and motor function in the face and mouth.

   Synonyms: fifth cranial nerve, fifth nerve

   Meronyms: ophthalmic nerve, maxillary nerve, mandibular nerve

   Coordinate terms: olfactory nerve, optic nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, abducens nerve, facial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve, hypoglossal nerve

Translations

fifth cranial nerve

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 三叉神經／三叉神经 (zh) (sānchāshénjīng)

• Czech: trojklaný nerv (cs) m
• Finnish: kolmoishermo (fi)
• French: nerf trijumeau (fr) m
• Greek: τρίδυμο νεύρο n (trídymo névro)
• Hungarian: háromosztatú ideg (hu)
• Italian: nervo trigemino m
• Japanese: 三叉神経 (さんさしんけい, sansashinkei)
• Malay: saraf trigeminal
• Polish: nerw trójdzielny m
• Romanian: nerv trigemen (ro) m
• Spanish: nervio trigémino (es) m

References

• “trigeminal nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “trigeminal nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.