trigeminal nerve

American  

[trahy-jem-uhn-uhl nurv] / traɪˈdʒɛm ən əl ˈnɜrv /

noun

1. Anatomy. either one of the fifth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of mastication, and of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the head and face to the brain.

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trigeminal nerve British  

noun

1. either one of the fifth pair of cranial nerves, which supply the muscles of the mandible and maxilla. Their ophthalmic branches supply the area around the orbit of the eye, the nasal cavity, and the forehead

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trigeminal nerve Scientific  

/ trī-jĕm′ə-nəl /

1. Either of the fifth pair of cranial nerves, having sensory and motor functions in the face, teeth, mouth, and nasal cavity.

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