auditory nerve

auditory nerve
either one of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the organs of hearing and from the semicircular canals to the brain. Also called acoustic nerve.
[1715-25]

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  • auditory nerve — noun Date: 1713 either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves connecting the inner ear with the brain and transmitting impulses concerned with hearing and balance see ear illustration …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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