cranial nerve
English
Noun
cranial nerve (plural cranial nerves)
- (neuroanatomy) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.
- Synonym: CN
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:cranial nerve
Derived terms
- eighth cranial nerve
- eleventh cranial nerve
- fifth cranial nerve
- first cranial nerve
- fourth cranial nerve
- ninth cranial nerve
- second cranial nerve
- seventh cranial nerve
- sixth cranial nerve
- tenth cranial nerve
- third cranial nerve
- twlefth cranial nerve
Translations
nerve
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