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)
- 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
| plural | cranial nerves |
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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
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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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