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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cranial nerves

▶plural noun Anatomy the twelve pairs of nerves which arise directly from the brain and pass through separate apertures in the skull.

'cranial nerves' also found in these Oxford entries:

abducens nerves - accessory nerves - facial nerves - glossopharyngeal nerves - hypoglossal nerves - oculomotor nerves - olfactory nerves - optic nerves - trigeminal nerves - trochlear nerves - vagus

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