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NERVUS OPTICUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The cranial nerve that serves the retina

Synonyms:

nervus opticus; optic nerve; optic tract; second cranial nerve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("nervus opticus" is a kind of...):

cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)

Holonyms ("nervus opticus" is a part of...):

visual system (the sensory system for vision)

betweenbrain; diencephalon; interbrain; thalmencephalon (the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon)

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