vestibulocochlear nerve
English
Noun
vestibulocochlear nerve (plural vestibulocochlear nerves)
- (neuroanatomy) Each of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the organs of hearing and balance in the inner ear to the brain.
- Synonyms: auditory nerve, eighth cranial nerve, eighth nerve
Translations
eighth cranial nerve
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References
- “vestibulocochlear nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “auditory nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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