trigeminal

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

• IPA^(key): /tɹaɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ɪn.l̩/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmɪnəl

trigeminal (not comparable)

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

trigeminal (plural trigeminals)

1. (neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of trigeminal nerve.

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

From trigémino +‎ -al.

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

trigeminal m or f (masculine and feminine plural trigeminales)

1. (anatomy) trigeminal