oculomotor nerve
English
Noun
oculomotor nerve (plural oculomotor nerves)
- (neuroanatomy) The third of twelve paired cranial nerves, which controls most of the eye's movements and constriction of the pupil and maintains an open eyelid.
- Coordinate terms: olfactory nerve, optic nerve, trochlear nerve, trigeminal nerve, abducens nerve, facial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, vagus nerve, accessory nerve, hypoglossal nerve
Translations
the third of twelve paired cranial nerves
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References
- “oculomotor nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “oculomotor nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary