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optic nerve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
op-tic n-erve
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.

Inflected Forms

optic nerves (plural)

Phrases

optic chiasm

Frequently Paired Words

optic chiasm olfactory nerve oculomotor nerve trochlear nerve trigeminal nerve abducens nerve facial nerve vestibulocochlear nerve

Synonyms

nervus opticus second cranial nerve optic tract

Questions

What does optic nerve mean?
Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.

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