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Definition of Cranial nerve
1. Noun. Any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem.
Generic synonyms: Nerve, Nervus
Specialized synonyms: First Cranial Nerve, Nervii Olfactorii, Olfactory Nerve, Nervus Opticus, Optic Nerve, Optic Tract, Second Cranial Nerve, Nervus Oculomotorius, Oculomotor, Oculomotor Nerve, Third Cranial Nerve, Fourth Cranial Nerve, Trochlear, Trochlear Nerve, Trochlearis, Fifth Cranial Nerve, Nervus Trigeminus, Trigeminal, Trigeminal Nerve, Trigeminus, Abducens, Abducens Nerve, Abducent, Abducent Nerve, Nervus Abducens, Sixth Cranial Nerve, Facial, Facial Nerve, Nervus Facialis, Seventh Cranial Nerve, Acoustic Nerve, Auditory Nerve, Eighth Cranial Nerve, Nervus Vestibulocochlearis, Vestibulocochlear Nerve, Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Nervus Glossopharyngeus, Ninth Cranial Nerve, Nervus Vagus, Pneumogastric, Pneumogastric Nerve, Tenth Cranial Nerve, Vagus, Vagus Nerve, Wandering Nerve, Accessory Nerve, Eleventh Cranial Nerve, Nervus Accessorius, Spinal Accessory, Hypoglossal, Hypoglossal Nerve, Nervus Hypoglosus, Twelfth Cranial Nerve
Specialized synonyms: First Cranial Nerve, Nervii Olfactorii, Olfactory Nerve, Nervus Opticus, Optic Nerve, Optic Tract, Second Cranial Nerve, Nervus Oculomotorius, Oculomotor, Oculomotor Nerve, Third Cranial Nerve, Fourth Cranial Nerve, Trochlear, Trochlear Nerve, Trochlearis, Fifth Cranial Nerve, Nervus Trigeminus, Trigeminal, Trigeminal Nerve, Trigeminus, Abducens, Abducens Nerve, Abducent, Abducent Nerve, Nervus Abducens, Sixth Cranial Nerve, Facial, Facial Nerve, Nervus Facialis, Seventh Cranial Nerve, Acoustic Nerve, Auditory Nerve, Eighth Cranial Nerve, Nervus Vestibulocochlearis, Vestibulocochlear Nerve, Glossopharyngeal Nerve, Nervus Glossopharyngeus, Ninth Cranial Nerve, Nervus Vagus, Pneumogastric, Pneumogastric Nerve, Tenth Cranial Nerve, Vagus, Vagus Nerve, Wandering Nerve, Accessory Nerve, Eleventh Cranial Nerve, Nervus Accessorius, Spinal Accessory, Hypoglossal, Hypoglossal Nerve, Nervus Hypoglosus, Twelfth Cranial Nerve