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optic nerve

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. optic nerve (noun)
  2. optic (noun)

optic nerve

noun

Definition of OPTIC NERVE

: either of the second pair of cranial nerves that pass from the retina to the optic chiasma and conduct visual stimuli to the brain — see eye illustration
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First Known Use of OPTIC NERVE

1615

Rhymes with OPTIC NERVE

facial nerve, in reserve, learning curve, normal curve, spinal nerve, unreserve

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