TRIGEMINAL
\tɹa͡ɪd͡ʒˈɛmɪnə͡l], \tɹaɪdʒˈɛmɪnəl], \t_ɹ_aɪ_dʒ_ˈɛ_m_ɪ_n_əl]\
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[Latin] Triple; dividing into three nearly equal parts; as T. nerve (or Trigeminus), the fifth cranial nerve.
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Of or affecting the t. nerve; as T. neuralgia.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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