Meanings
nounoptic nerve (plural optic nerves)
plural optic nerves
- anatomyEach of the second pair of cranial nerves that carry visual information from the retina to the brain.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe cranial nerve that serves the retina
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Translations
Basque nerbio optiko, ikus-kirio
- nerbio optikosecond cranial nerve
- ikus-kiriosecond cranial nerve
Catalan nervi òptic
- nervi òpticsecond cranial nerve
Chinese Mandarin 視神經 /视神经
- 視神經 /视神经 (shìshénjīng)second cranial nerve
Czech zrakový nerv
- zrakový nervsecond cranial nerve
Finnish näköhermo, toinen aivohermo
- näköhermosecond cranial nerve
- toinen aivohermosecond cranial nerve
French nerf optique
- nerf optiquesecond cranial nerve
German Sehnerv
- Sehnervsecond cranial nerve
Hungarian látóideg
- látóidegsecond cranial nerve
Icelandic sjóntaug
- sjóntaugsecond cranial nerve
Italian nervo ottico
- nervo otticosecond cranial nerve
Japanese 視神経
- 視神経 (shishinkei)second cranial nerve
Korean 시각신경
- 시각신경 (sigaksin'gyeong)second cranial nerve
Latvian redzes nervs
- redzes nervssecond cranial nerve
Māori io whatu
- io whatusecond cranial nerve
Polish nerw wzrokowy
- nerw wzrokowysecond cranial nerve
Portuguese nervo óptico, nervo ótico
- nervo ópticosecond cranial nerve
- nervo óticosecond cranial nerve
Russian зри́тельный нерв
- зри́тельный нерв (zrítelʹnyj nerv)second cranial nerve
Spanish nervio óptico
- nervio ópticosecond cranial nerve
Swedish synnerv
- synnervsecond cranial nerve
Ukrainian зорови́й нерв
- зорови́й нерв (zorovýj nerv)second cranial nerve
Welsh nerf y llygad, nerf olygol
- nerf y llygadsecond cranial nerve
- nerf olygolsecond cranial nerve
Cite this entry
APA
optic nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optic%20nerve
MLA
“optic nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optic%20nerve. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “optic nerve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optic%20nerve.
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