SECOND CRANIAL NERVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does second cranial nerve mean? 

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

1. the cranial nerve that serves the retina

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SECOND CRANIAL NERVE (noun)

Sense 1

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 ("second cranial nerve" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("second cranial nerve" 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)

 Context examples 

A disorder characterized by involvement of the optic nerve (second cranial nerve).

(Optic Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Though known as the second cranial nerve, it is considered part of the central nervous system.

(Murine Optic Nerve, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder affecting the optic nerve (second cranial nerve).

(Optic Nerve Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Benign and malignant neoplasms which arise from or metastasize to the optic or second cranial nerve which extends from the optic disc of the eye and joins the optic chiasm.

(Optic Nerve Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

The second cranial nerve.

(Optic nerve, NCI Thesaurus)