Definition of Auditory nerve

1. Noun. A composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea.

Exact synonyms: Acoustic Nerve, Eighth Cranial Nerve, Nervus Vestibulocochlearis, Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Group relationships: Auditory System
Generic synonyms: Cranial Nerve

Medical Definition of Auditory nerve

1. Cranial nerve VIII is responsible for the sense of hearing and balance (body position sense). Lesions of the eighth nerve can result in deafness, tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo and vomiting. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Auditory Nerve

auditory evoked potentials
auditory fatigue
auditory field
auditory ganglion
auditory hairs
auditory hallucination
auditory hallucination
auditory hyperesthesia
auditory hyperesthesia
auditory image
auditory lemniscus
auditory localization
auditory meatus
auditory modality
auditory nerve (current term)
auditory nerve (current term)
auditory nucleus
auditory oculogyric reflex
auditory organ
auditory ossicle
auditory ossicles
auditory pathway
auditory perception
auditory perception
auditory perceptual disorders
auditory pits
auditory placodes
auditory process
auditory receptor cells
auditory reflex

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