trigeminal

Thân thiện

A dentist gently touches a patient's cheek to test trigeminal nerve function.

Definition

Noun: - The main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication: The trigeminal is the fifth and largest cranial nerve. It is responsible for sensation in the face (including touch, pain, and temperature) and controls the muscles used for chewing.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The patient experienced severe pain along the distribution of the trigeminal nerve.
  • A common disorder affecting this nerve is trigeminal neuralgia.
  • The neurologist tested the function of the trigeminal nerve.

Advanced Usage

• "Trigeminal neuralgia": A chronic pain condition affecting the trigeminal nerve, characterized by sudden, severe, electric shock-like facial pain.
  • Medication is often the first line of treatment for trigeminal neuralgia.

Variants and Related Words

• Trigeminal nerve (n): The full anatomical term for the nerve.
  • The trigeminal nerve has three major branches: the ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular.
• Trigeminal ganglion (n): The sensory ganglion associated with the trigeminal nerve.

Synonyms

• Fifth cranial nerve (n): The anatomical designation (Cranial Nerve V).
• CN V (n): The abbreviated medical term.

Related Phrases

• Trigeminal system (n): Refers to the entire neural pathway involving the trigeminal nerve and its connections in the brain.
  • The trigeminal system processes all facial sensory information.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication

Từ đồng nghĩa

• trigeminal nerve
• trigeminus
• nervus trigeminus
• fifth cranial nerve