Definition of Vestibulocochlear 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, Auditory Nerve, Eighth Cranial Nerve, Nervus Vestibulocochlearis
Group relationships: Auditory System
Generic synonyms: Cranial Nerve

Medical Definition of Vestibulocochlear nerve

1. The vestibulocochlear nerve 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. Synonym: cranial nerve VIII. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vestibulocochlear Nerve

vestibule of omental bursa
vestibule of the ear
vestibule school
vestibule schools
vestibuled
vestibules
vestibuling
vestibulo-
vestibulo-equilibratory control
vestibulocerebellar ataxia
vestibulocerebellum
vestibulocochlear
vestibulocochlear nerve (current term)
vestibulocochlear nuclei
vestibulocochlear organ
vestibuloneuronitis
vestibulopathy
vestibuloplasty
vestibulospinal
vestibulospinal reflex
vestibulospinal tract
vestibulotomy
vestibulum
vestibulum aortae
vestibulum bursae omentalis

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