Meanings
nouncranial nerve (plural cranial nerves)
plural cranial nerves
- anatomyAny of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.
Synonyms: CN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 腦神經 /脑神经
- 腦神經 /脑神经 (nǎoshénjīng)nerve
Czech hlavový nerv, mozkový nerv
- hlavový nervnerve
- mozkový nervnerve
Finnish aivohermo
- aivohermonerve
French nerf crânien
- nerf crâniennerve
German Hirnnerv
- Hirnnervnerve
Hungarian agyideg
- agyidegnerve
Italian nervo cranico, nervo encefalico
- nervo craniconerve
- nervo encefaliconerve
Japanese 脳神経
- 脳神経 (nōshinkei)nerve
Latin nervus cranialis
- nervus cranialisnerve
Polish nerw czaszkowy
- nerw czaszkowynerve
Portuguese nervo craniano, nervo cranial
- nervo cranianonerve
- nervo cranialnerve
Russian че́репно-мозгово́й нерв, черепно́й нерв
- че́репно-мозгово́й нерв (čérepno-mozgovój nerv)nerve
- черепно́й нерв (čerepnój nerv)nerve
Slovak hlavový nerv
- hlavový nervnerve
Spanish nervio craneal, par craneal
- nervio cranealnerve
- par cranealnerve
Swedish kranialnerv
- kranialnervnerve
Tagalog bunguing dagandam
- bunguing dagandamnerve
Cite this entry
APA
cranial nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cranial%20nerve
MLA
“cranial nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cranial%20nerve. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cranial nerve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cranial%20nerve.
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