oculomotor nerve
noun
: either of the pair of chiefly motor nerves that comprise the third pair of cranial nerves, arise from the midbrain, and supply four muscles of the eye
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The nerve that controlled the eyelid, called the oculomotor nerve, was the third in this column.
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New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021
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New York Times, 4 Mar. 2021
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“Oculomotor nerve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oculomotor%20nerve. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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