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Optic Nerve

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Noun

1. nervus opticus, optic nerve, optic tract, second cranial nerve

the cranial nerve that serves the retina

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Optic Nerve

see synonyms of optic nerve
noun
the second cranial nerve, which provides a sensory pathway from the retina to the brain

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Optic Nerve

see synonyms of optic nerve
either of the second pair of cranial nerves, which connect the retina of the eye with the brain

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

Optic Nerve

see synonyms of optic nerve
n.
Either of the second pair of cranial nerves that arise from the retina and carry visual information to the thalamus and other parts of the brain.

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