trigeminal nerve

Definitions

General Science

• noun the fifth cranial nerve which controls the sensory nerves in the forehead and face as well as the muscles in the jaw

Medical

• noun the fifth cranial nerve, formed of the ophthalmic nerve, the maxillary nerve and the mandibular nerve, which controls the sensory nerves in the forehead, face and chin, and the muscles in the jaw

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