vestibulocochlear nerve
Noun 1. a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea (synonym) acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, eighth cranial nerve (hypernym) cranial nerve (part-holonym) auditory system | ||||
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Vestibulocochlear nerve Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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acoustic nerve
noun
eighth cranial nerve which governs hearing and balance
noun
eighth cranial nerve which governs hearing and balance
auditory nerve
vestibulocochlear nerve or acoustic nerve or auditory nerve
noun
eighth cranial nerve which governs hearing and balance
Vestibulocochlear nerve Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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vestibulocochlear nerve
vestibulocochlear nerve
n : a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea [syn: acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis , eighth cranial nerve]
vestibulocochlear nerve
n : a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea [syn: acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis , eighth cranial nerve]
Vestibulocochlear nerve Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Vestibulocochlear nerve
The vestibulocochlear nerve (also known as the auditory or acoustic nerve) is the eighth of twelve cranial nerves, and is responsible for transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the inner ear to the brain.
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