optic nerve

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optic nerve

noun optic nerves

  1. Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.

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noun second cranial nerve

Españolnervio óptico
한국어시각신경 sigaksin'gyeong
日本語視神経 shishinkei
中文視神經 /视神经 shìshénjīng
Portuguêsnervo óptico, nervo ótico
Françaisnerf optique
DeutschSehnerv
Italianonervo ottico
Русскийзри́тельный нерв zrítelʹnyj nerv

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@misc{optic_nerve_2026,
  title = {optic nerve},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/optic%20nerve},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}