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acoustic nerve

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acoustic nerve
n.
Either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves that divides to form the cochlear nerve and the vestibular nerve. Also called auditory nerve.

acoustic nerve
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the former name for vestibulocochlear nerve
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Noun1.acoustic nerve - a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
auditory system - the sensory system for hearing
cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem


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