trigeminal neuralgia
noun Pathology.
Origin of trigeminal neuralgia
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby trigeminal neuralgia
trigastric,
trigeminal,
trigeminal cavity,
trigeminal ganglion,
trigeminal nerve,
trigeminal neuralgia,
trigeminal pulse,
trigeminal rhizotomy,
trigeminal rhythm,
trigeminus,
trigeminy
British Dictionary definitions for trigeminal neuralgia
Medical definitions for trigeminal neuralgia
trigeminal neuralgia
n.
Paroxysmal shooting pains of the facial area around one or more branches of the trigeminal nerve, of unknown cause, but often precipitated by touching specific areas in or about the mouth.
Fothergill's disease Fothergill's neuralgia prosopalgia prosoponeuralgia tic douloureux trifacial neuralgia