second cranial nerve

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Noun1.second cranial nerve - the cranial nerve that serves the retinasecond cranial nerve - the cranial nerve that serves the retina
nervus opticus, optic nerve, optic tract
visual system - the sensory system for vision
cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
betweenbrain, diencephalon, interbrain, thalmencephalon - the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon
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Complete loss of vision due to involvement of the second cranial nerve was present in the right eye.
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The second cranial nerve is entirely within the CNS and is thus spared from the damaging effects of this process.
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