WordCmp.com

trigeminal vs cranial nerve

cranial nerve vs trigeminal

trigeminal and cranial nerve both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trigeminal Yes No No No
cranial nerve Yes No No No
As nouns, cranial nerve is a hypernym of trigeminal; that is, cranial nerve is a word with a broader meaning than trigeminal:
  • trigeminal: the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication
  • cranial nerve: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
trigeminal (noun) cranial nerve (noun)
the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
Difference between trigeminal and cranial nerve

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.