cranial nerve
nounUS /ˈkɹeɪn.i.əl nɝv/
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Anatomy, Medicine, Neuroanatomy, Neurology, Neuroscience, Sciences Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.
- Synonyms
- 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, twelfth cranial nerve
- Hypernyms
- nerve