optic nerve

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optic nerve (plural optic nerves)

  1. (neuroanatomy) Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.
    Coordinate terms: olfactory nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, trigeminal nerve, abducens nerve, facial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve, hypoglossal nerve

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