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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.
1. (Anatomy) the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates. See cranium. 2. the head regarded as the mind or intelligence: to have a dense skull. 3. (Heraldry) a picture of a skull used to represent death or danger.