Hypernyms for "cranial nerve"
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abducens
abducens nerve
abducent
abducent nerve
accessory nerve
acoustic nerve
auditory nerve
eighth cranial nerve
eleventh cranial nerve
facial
facial nerve
fifth cranial nerve
first cranial nerve
fourth cranial nerve
glossopharyngeal nerve
hypoglossal
hypoglossal nerve
nervii olfactorii
nervus abducens
nervus accessorius
nervus facialis
nervus glossopharyngeus
nervus hypoglosus
nervus oculomotorius
nervus opticus
nervus trigeminus
nervus vagus
nervus vestibulocochlearis
ninth cranial nerve
oculomotor
oculomotor nerve
olfactory nerve
optic nerve
optic tract
pneumogastric
pneumogastric nerve
second cranial nerve
seventh cranial nerve
sixth cranial nerve
spinal accessory
tenth cranial nerve
third cranial nerve
trigeminal
trigeminal nerve
trigeminus
trochlear
trochlear nerve
trochlearis
twelfth cranial nerve
vagus
vagus nerve
vestibulocochlear nerve
wandering nerve
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.