Definition of "trigeminal nerve" []

• Either of the fifth pair of cranial nerves, having sensory and motor functions in the face, teeth, mouth, and nasal cavity. Also called trigeminus. (noun)

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• "The potter found the apex of the trigeminal nerve with his needle’s point and gave him 60 cc."