FIRST CRANIAL NERVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does first cranial nerve mean? 

• FIRST CRANIAL NERVE (noun)
  The noun FIRST CRANIAL NERVE has 1 sense:

1. a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa

  Familiarity information: FIRST CRANIAL NERVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRST CRANIAL NERVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

first cranial nerve; nervii olfactorii; olfactory nerve

Hypernyms ("first cranial nerve" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("first cranial nerve" is a part of...):

sensory system (the body's system of sense organs)

 Context examples 

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder affecting the olfactory nerve (first cranial nerve).

(Olfactory Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Benign and malignant neoplasms which arise from or metastasize to the olfactory or first cranial nerve.

(Olfactory Nerve Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by involvement of the olfactory nerve (first cranial nerve).

(Olfactory Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

The first cranial nerve.

(Olfactory Nerve, NCI Thesaurus)