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oculomotor nerve

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The third of twelve paired cranial nerves, which controls most of the eye's movements and constriction of the pupil and maintains an open eyelid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: oculomotor, nervus oculomotorius, third cranial nerve

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cranial nerve

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 動眼神經 /动眼神经 (dòngyǎn shénjīng) — the third of twelve paired cranial nerves
  • Finnish: silmän liikehermo — the third of twelve paired cranial nerves
  • French: nerf oculomoteur — the third of twelve paired cranial nerves
  • Hungarian: közös szemmozgató ideg — the third of twelve paired cranial nerves
  • Japanese: 動眼神経 — the third of twelve paired cranial nerves
  • Polish: nerw okoruchowy — the third of twelve paired cranial nerves
  • Telugu: నేత్రచాలన నాడి (nētracālana nāḍi) — the third of twelve paired cranial nerves