optic nerve

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === optic nerve (plural optic nerves) (neuroanatomy) Each of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain. Coordinate terms: olfactory nerve, oculomotor nerve, trochlear nerve, trigeminal nerve, abducens nerve, facial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve, hypoglossal nerve ==== Translations ==== === See also === optic chiasm === References === “optic nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “optic nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.