NOUN | body | vestibulocochlear nerve, acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, eighth cranial nerve | a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea |
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Meaning | A composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea. | |
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Synonyms | acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, eighth cranial nerve | |
Part of | auditory system | The sensory system for hearing |
Broader | cranial nerve | Any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem |
Spanish | nervio acústico, nervio auditivo, nervus vestibulocochlearis | |
Catalan | nervi acústic, nervus vestibulocochlearis |
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