Meanings
plural vestibulocochlear nerves
- anatomyEach of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the organs of hearing and balance in the inner ear to the brain.
Synonyms: auditory nerve, eighth cranial nerve, eighth nerve
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEach of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the organs of hearing and balance in the inner ear to the brain.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 前庭耳蝸神經 /前庭耳蜗神经
- 前庭耳蝸神經 /前庭耳蜗神经eighth cranial nerve
Finnish kuulo-tasapainohermo
- kuulo-tasapainohermoeighth cranial nerve
Hungarian egyensúlyi és hallóideg
- egyensúlyi és hallóidegeighth cranial nerve
Polish nerw przedsionkowo-ślimakowy
- nerw przedsionkowo-ślimakowyeighth cranial nerve
Cite this entry
vestibulocochlear nerve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestibulocochlear%20nerve
“vestibulocochlear nerve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestibulocochlear%20nerve. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vestibulocochlear nerve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vestibulocochlear%20nerve.
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