vestibulocochlear nerve

vestibulocochlear nerve

English

Noun

vestibulocochlear nerve (plural vestibulocochlear nerves)

1. (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

Chinese: Mandarin: 前庭耳蝸神經／前庭耳蜗神经 (qiántíng ěrwō shénjīng, (Taiwan) qiántíng ěrguā shénjīng) Finnish: kuulo-tasapainohermo Hungarian: egyensúlyi és hallóideg

References

• “vestibulocochlear nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “auditory nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary