cranial nerve

English

Noun

cranial nerve (plural cranial nerves)

  1. (neuroanatomy) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem instead of the spinal cord.

Hyponyms

  • See also Thesaurus:cranial nerve

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