Definition of "trifacial" []

• Trigeminal. (adjective)

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• "For further particulars on this interesting subject the reader is referred to Darwin's 'Variation of Animals and Plants,' i, p. 373, where numerous references are given, and wherein certain well-known and highly remarkable instances, such as the _Cytisus Adami_, the trifacial orange,"
• "The _trifacial_, or fifth pair of nerves, divide each into three branches -- hence the name -- the first to the upper part of the face, eyes, and nose; the second to the upper jaw and teeth; the third to the lower jaw and the mouth, where it forms the nerve of taste."
• "It was a matter of surprise, considering the frequency with which subsequent neuritis was met with in the nerves generally, that trifacial neuralgia in some form was not more often met with."