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Cranial nerve Moderate

Cranial nerve has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.

See Also
brainstem neuroesthesioblastoma bell's palsy olfactory nerve edinger westphal nucleus vestibulocochlear nerve nerve hypoglossal nerve
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
nerve
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
olfactory nerve optic nerve oculomotor trochlear trigeminal abducent facial acoustic nerve glossopharyngeal nerve vagus accessory nerve hypoglossal
Rhyming Words
verve terve curve lurve perve serve nerve merve kerve herve varve tarve larve harve carve surve swarve slurve sparve clerve
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