optic nerve in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for optic nerve in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.optic [Brit ˈɒptɪk, Am ˈɑptɪk] ADJ

optic nerve, disc, fibre:

optic

ottico

II.optic [Brit ˈɒptɪk, Am ˈɑptɪk] N Brit (in bar)

optic

dosatore m

I.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv] N

1. nerve:

nerve ANAT

nervo m

nerve BOT

nervatura f

2. nerve:

nerve (courage)

coraggio m

nerve (courage)

animo m

nerve (courage)

sangue m freddo

nerve (confidence)

sicurezza f

nerve (confidence)

padronanza f di sé

to have the nerve to do

avere il coraggio di fare

to keep one's nerve

mantenere i nervi saldi

to lose one's nerve

perdersi d'animo

to recover one's nerve

ritrovare la padronanza di sé

3. nerve (impudence, cheek):

nerve inf

sfacciataggine f

nerve inf

faccia f tosta

to have the nerve to do

avere la faccia tosta di fare

he's got a nerve!

ha una bella faccia tosta!

of all the nerve! what a nerve!

che faccia tosta!

II.nerves N

nerves npl:

nerves (nervousness)

nervi m

nerves (stage fright)

panico m

nerves (stage fright)

trac m

to have an attack of nerves

avere un attacco di nervi

she suffers from (her) nerves

è molto nervosa

to be in a state of nerves

avere i nervi a pezzi

it's only nerves!

sei solo nervoso!

his nerves were on edge

aveva i nervi a fior di pelle

that noise is getting on my nerves

quel rumore mi dà sui nervi

to live on one's nerves

essere sempre nervoso or vivere con i nervi a fior di pelle

to be all nerves

essere un fascio di nervi

to calm sb's nerves

calmare qn

you need strong nerves to do that kind of work

bisogna avere i nervi saldi per fare quel tipo di lavoro

to have nerves of steel

avere nervi d'acciaio

a war or battle of nerves

una guerra di nervi

III.-nerved COMP

strong-nerved

dai nervi saldi

IV.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv] VB trans

to nerve oneself to do

farsi animo per fare

V.nerve [Brit nəːv, Am nərv]

to touch or hit a raw nerve

toccare un nervo scoperto

to strain every nerve to do

fare ogni sforzo or mettercela tutta per riuscire a fare

optic nerve in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for optic nerve in the English»Italian Dictionary

optic nerve N

optic nerve

nervo mf ottico

Translations for optic nerve in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.optic [ˈɑ:p·tɪk] N inf

optic

occhio m

II.optic [ˈɑ:p·tɪk] ADJ

optic

ottico, -a

nerve [nɜ:rv] N

1. nerve ANAT:

nerve

nervo m

2. nerve (high nervousness):

nerves

nervi m pl

to be in a state of nerves

essere nervoso

to be a bundle of nerves fig

avere i nervi a fior di pelle

to calm one's nerves

calmarsi

to get on sb's nerves inf

dare sui nervi a qu

3. nerve (courage, bravery):

nerve

coraggio m

to lose one's nerve

perdersi d'animo

4. nerve (apprehension):

nerves

nervosismo m

5. nerve (temerity):

nerve

sfacciataggine f

to have the nerve to do sth inf

avere la faccia tosta di fare qc

of all the nerve! inf

che faccia tosta

Phrases:

nerves of steel

nervi m pl d'acciaio

to expose [or to hit] a (raw) nerve

toccare un nervo scoperto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These rhythms were also shown to be correlated one-for-one with the compound action potentials produced by the optic nerve.

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The optic nerve is, however, confined within a bony canal between the brain and eye.

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Classical teaching was that, once crossed, the inferonasal fibers briefly loop back into the contralateral optic nerve sheath, before returning to the chiasm.

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This includes impairment of one or more component of the visual system (eye structure, receptors, optic nerve pathway, and visual cortex).

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She is legally blind and deaf, with cysts pushing on her optic nerve causing blackouts in one eye.

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If the fluid is not reduced, the pressure causes permanent damage to the retina and optic nerve.

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This is due, for instance, to deterioration of the optic nerve.

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The output takes the form of action potentials in retinal ganglion cells whose axons form the optic nerve.

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It has been determined that there are about 2000 ganglion cells and the optic nerve is roughly 50 m with 3000 axons.

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Some studies have revealed that optic nerve fibers can be regenerated in postnatal rats.

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