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Noun: optic nerve  óp-tik nurv
  1. The cranial nerve that serves the retina
    - nervus opticus, second cranial nerve, optic tract

Derived forms: optic nerves

Type of: cranial nerve

Part of: betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon, visual system

Encyclopedia: Optic nerve

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