acoustic nerve

noun

cochlear nerve

Similar
auditory nervevestibulocochlear nervenervus vestibulocochleariseighth cranial nerve
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Meanings

nounacoustic nerve (plural acoustic nerves)

plural acoustic nerves

  1. cochlear nerve

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea

Similar
auditory nervevestibulocochlear nervenervus vestibulocochleariseighth cranial nerve
Broader
cranial nerve
Also see
auditory nerveeighth cranial nervevestibulocochlear nerve

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APA

acoustic nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustic%20nerve

MLA

“acoustic nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustic%20nerve. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acoustic nerve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acoustic%20nerve.

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