either of the second pair of cranial nerves, which connect the retina of the eye with the brain
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optic nerve
noun
Either of the second pair of cranial nerves that arise from the retina and carry visual information to the thalamus and other parts of the brain.
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Either of the second pair of cranial nerves, which carry sensory information relating to vision from the retina of the eye to the brain. Disease or injury of the optic nerve can result in partial or total blindness.
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Noun
(plural optic nerves)
- (neuroanatomy) Either of a pair of nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain
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optic nerve - Medical Definition
n.
Either of the second pair of cranial nerves that arise from the retina and carry visual information to the thalamus and other parts of the brain.
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