Wiktionary
n. (context neuroanatomy English) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem instead of the spinal cord.
WordNet
n. any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
Usage examples of "cranial nerve".
Instead, he'd rerouted the cranial nerve that would normally control the tiny muscles in the human face to service the kisheer, the symbiotic organ that sealed his mouth and nose and ears under vacuum, providing him with oxygen on the Outside.
One of the bronze man's hands glided past her cheek and pressed a certain spot near the cranial nerve center.
Early anatomists postulated a diffuse net of neurons and fibres, a sort of neural excelsior, providing unspecified functions for the surrounding cranial nerve nuclei.
Long fingers touched Sulu's face, positioning themselves with precision over the cranial nerve centres.
Did they present to him complex, obscure, and abstruse cases, perhaps something due to an enzyme deficiency isolated only last week, or a rare cranial nerve syndrome first described in l925, he should be informative and invaluable.