auditory_nerve
1. [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
Synonyms: nervus_vestibulocochlearis eighth_cranial_nerve vestibulocochlear_nerve acoustic_nerve
Related terms: cranial_nerve auditory_system
Similar spelling:   auditory_tube
  auditory_area
  auditory_sense
  auditory_image
  auditory_system
  auditory_meatus
  auditory_cortex
  auditory_center
  auditory_ossicle
  auditory_canal
  auditory_aphasia
  auditory_agnosia
  auditory_modality