Thesaurus:cranial nerve

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cranial nerve

English

Noun

Sense: any of the paired nerves that originate from the brainstem

Synonyms

• cranial nerve

Hyponyms

• olfactory nerve
• optic nerve
• oculomotor nerve
• trochlear nerve
• trigeminal nerve
• abducens nerve
• facial nerve
• vestibulocochlear nerve
• glossopharyngeal nerve
• vagus nerve
• accessory nerve
• hypoglossal nerve

Hypernyms

• nerve    [⇒ thesaurus]

Holonyms

• somatic nervous system
• peripheral nervous system    [⇒ thesaurus]
• nervous system    [⇒ thesaurus]