Definition of Optic nerve

1. Noun. The cranial nerve that serves the retina.

Exact synonyms: Nervus Opticus, Optic Tract, Second Cranial Nerve
Group relationships: Visual System, Betweenbrain, Diencephalon, Interbrain, Thalmencephalon
Generic synonyms: Cranial Nerve

Definition of Optic nerve

1. Noun. (neuroanatomy) Either of a pair of nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Optic nerve

1. The optic nerve. The nerve carrying impulses for the sense of sight. Projection from the vertebrate retina to the midbrain. Embryologically, a CNS tract rather than a peripheral nerve. Popular experimental preparation for studies of regeneration of retino tectal projections in lower vertebrates and also for studies of glial cell lineage in CNS. Synonym: cranial nerve II. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Optic Nerve

optic canal
optic capsule
optic chiasm
optic chiasma
optic decussation
optic disc
optic disk
optic disk drusen
optic fissure
optic foramen
optic glioma
optic groove
optic layer
optic lobe
optic nerve (current term)
optic nerve diseases
optic nerve drusen
optic nerve glioma
optic nerve head
optic nerve meningioma
optic nerve sheath decompression
optic nerve sheath fenestration
optic nerves
optic neuritis
optic neuroma
optic papilla
optic part of retina

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