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trigeminal nerve vs cranial nerve

cranial nerve vs trigeminal nerve

trigeminal nerve and cranial nerve both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trigeminal nerve Yes No No No
cranial nerve Yes No No No
As nouns, cranial nerve is a hypernym of trigeminal nerve; that is, cranial nerve is a word with a broader meaning than trigeminal nerve:
  • trigeminal nerve: 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 nerve (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 nerve and cranial nerve

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