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optic nerve
noun Anatomy.
either one of the second pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the retina to the brain.
Origin:
1605–15
1605–15
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Optic nerve
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| the colored portion of the eye that contains a circular opening, the pupil, in its center |
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World English Dictionary
| optic nerve | |
| —n | |
| the second cranial nerve, which provides a sensory pathway from the retina to the brain | |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
optic nerve n.
A nerve that originates from the retina, passes out of the eye socket to the chiasm, where part of its fibers cross to the opposite side and pass to the geniculate bodies and anterior quadrigeminal body. Also called second cranial nerve.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| optic nerve
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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optic nerve
second cranial nerve, which carries sensory nerve impulses from the more than one million ganglion cells of the retina toward the visual centres in the brain. The vast majority of optic nerve fibres convey information regarding central vision
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