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cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem. 1  nerve, nervus - any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body. 2  first cranial nerve, nervii olfactorii, olfactory nerve - a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa.
(pÅst-krÄâ²nÄ-Él). adj. 1. Situated behind the cranium. 2. Consisting of the parts or structures behind the cranium: the postcranial skeleton of an animal. postÂ·craâ²niÂ·alÂ·ly adv.