is a specific kind of: nerve, nervus.

is a broader term that covers: first cranial nerve, nervii olfactorii, olfactory nerve | nervus opticus, optic nerve, optic tract, second cranial nerve | nervus oculomotorius, oculomotor, oculomotor nerve, third cranial nerve | fourth cranial nerve, trochlear, trochlear nerve, trochlearis | fifth cranial nerve, nervus trigeminus, trigeminal, trigeminal nerve, trigeminus | abducens, abducens nerve, abducent, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial nerve | facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve | acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, eighth cranial nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, vestibulocochlear nerve | glossopharyngeal nerve, nervus glossopharyngeus, ninth cranial nerve | nervus vagus, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, tenth cranial nerve, vagus, vagus nerve, wandering nerve | accessory nerve, eleventh cranial nerve, nervus accessorius, spinal accessory | hypoglossal, hypoglossal nerve, nervus hypoglosus, twelfth cranial nerve ... show more.