Optic nerve Moderate

Optic nerve has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

the cranial nerve that serves the retina

optic nerve nervus opticus second cranial nerve optic tract

Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.

See Also

glaucoma optic disc opticospinal amaurosis marcus gunn pupil optic chiasm information magnetophosphene

Related Terms

glaucoma optic disc opticospinal amaurosis marcus gunn pupil optic chiasm information magnetophosphene visual retina fascia bulbi annulus of zinn brain neuroretinitis coluracetam papillitis optic neuritis

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

cranial nerve

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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