trigeminous

adjective

1. born three together; being one of three born at the same birth

2. threefold

   The trigeminous variety presents by far the most interesting pathological entity yet observed among diseases of which cough is a symptom.

3. trigeminal

   With report of two cases and demonstration of anatomical specimens, I described before the last congress of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie an operative procedure modifying Krönlein's method to expose the second and third branch of the trigeminous at the base of the skull.

4. exhibiting trigeminy

   As the action developed further, trigeminous beats began; still later they developed into an irregular spontaneous ventricular rhythm.

Where it comes from

From Latin trigeminus (“born three together”), from tri- + geminus (“twin”). Compare tergeminous.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry trigeminous (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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