NERVUS OPTICUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does nervus opticus mean? • NERVUS OPTICUS (noun)
The noun NERVUS OPTICUS has 1 sense:
1. the cranial nerve that serves the retina
Familiarity information: NERVUS OPTICUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NERVUS OPTICUS (noun)
Meaning:
The cranial nerve that serves the retina
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
nervus opticus; optic nerve; optic tract; second cranial nerve
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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