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cranial nerve

US/ˈkɹeɪn.i.əl nɝv/

cranial nerve noun: any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.

Noun

cranial nerve (plural cranial nerves)

  1. Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.
    Synonyms:
    CN

cranial nerve meaning in Tamil, Telugu and Tagalog

cranial nerve in Tamil

தலை நரம்பு, மண்டை நரம்பு, மண்டையோட்டு நரம்பு, மூளை நரம்பு

cranial nerve in Telugu

nerve
కపాలనాడి kapālanāḍi

cranial nerve in Tagalog

nerve
bunguing dagandam

Synonyms of cranial nerve

Forms of cranial nerve

pluralcranial nerves

Words formed from cranial nerve

Questions about cranial nerve

What does cranial nerve mean?
Cranial nerve means any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.
What is cranial nerve in Tamil?
Cranial nerve in Tamil is தலை நரம்பு, மண்டை நரம்பு, மண்டையோட்டு நரம்பு. See Cranial nerve meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cranial nerve?
Cranial nerve is a noun.
How do you pronounce cranial nerve?
Cranial nerve is pronounced /ˈkɹeɪn.i.əl nɝv/ (US).
What is the plural of cranial nerve?
The plural of cranial nerve is cranial nerves.

Words near cranial nerve in the dictionary

  1. craniad
  2. cranial
  3. cranial base
  4. cranial index
  5. cranial kinesis
  6. cranial nerve
  7. cranial nerves
  8. cranial orbit
  9. cranial orbits
  10. cranialization
  11. cranializations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cranial nerve (page history and authors); cranial nerve (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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