NERVUS OPTICUS

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 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)

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 ("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)