Optic nerve
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| Optic nerve | |
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| Term | Optic nerve |
| Short definition | optic chiasm - (pronounced) (OP-tik ky-A-zum) The place in the brain where some of the optic nerve fibers coming from one eye cross the optic nerve fibers from the other eye. Also called the optic chiasm |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
optic nerve - (pronounced) (OP-tik nerve) The nerve that carries messages from the retina to the brain
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Optic nerve
- Wikipedia's article - Optic nerve
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