Words / C / Medicine

cranial nerves

noun

B2CEFR level
68/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The twelve pairs of nerves that emerge directly from the brain and control functions of the head and neck.

We examined the cranial nerves to localise the lesion causing his facial droop.

Topic: Neurology in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

Get words like cranial nerves on your lock screen, a few a day, with review that makes them stick.

Download on the App Store Lexfall puts a new word on your home and lock screen through widgets, so you learn without opening an app. Free to download. After a free trial, a subscription unlocks every field. Built for iPhone, iOS 15.1 or later.
QR code that opens Lexfall on the App Store
On a computer?Scan with your iPhone camera.

More medicine words: Neurology