auditory nerve
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auditory nerve
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au′ditory nerve`
n.
either of the pair of eighth cranial nerves, composed of sensory fibers that innervate the inner ear.
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auditory nerve
The nerve that carries sensory information for sound and balance from the ear to the brain. The auditory nerve is a cranial nerve.
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Noun | 1. | auditory 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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