vestibular nerve

noun

A branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve that consists of bipolar neurons with cell bodies collected in the vestibular ganglion, with peripheral processes passing to the semicircular canals, utricle, and saccule, and with central processes passing to the vestibular nuclei of the medulla oblongata.

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Meanings

nounvestibular nerve (plural vestibular nerves)

plural vestibular nerves

  1. anatomyA branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve that consists of bipolar neurons with cell bodies collected in the vestibular ganglion, with peripheral processes passing to the semicircular canals, utricle, and saccule, and with central processes passing to the vestibular nuclei of the medulla oblongata.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 前庭神經 /前庭神经
  • 前庭神經 /前庭神经 (qiántíng shénjīng)branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vestibular nerve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestibular%20nerve.

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