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Cranial Nerve

see synonyms of cranial nerve

Noun

1. cranial nerve

any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cranial Nerve

see synonyms of cranial nerve
noun
any of the 12 paired nerves that have their origin in the brain and reach the periphery through natural openings in the skull

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Cranial Nerve

see synonyms of cranial nerve
a peripheral nerve coming from the brainstem: many animals, including humans, have twelve pairs of such nerves, including the olfactory, optic, trigeminal, facial, and auditory nerves

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cranial Nerve

see synonyms of cranial nerve
n.
Any of several nerves that arise in pairs from the brainstem and reach the periphery through openings in the skull. There are 12 such pairs in mammals, birds, and reptiles and usually 10 pairs in amphibians and fish.

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