ophthalmic nerve
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Noun[edit]
ophthalmic nerve (plural ophthalmic nerves)
- (neuroanatomy) One of the three major branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve that supply sensory fibers to the lacrimal gland, eyelids, ciliary muscle, nose, forehead, and adjoining parts.
- Meronyms: frontal nerve, lacrimal nerve, nasociliary nerve
- Coordinate terms: mandibular nerve, maxillary nerve
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- “ophthalmic nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.