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Meanings of vestibulocochlear nerve in English

Russian
слуховой нерв
Portuguese
nervo vestibulococlear
Spanish
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Catalan
nervi estatoacústic
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The vestibulocochlear nerve (auditory vestibular nerve), known as the eighth cranial nerve, transmits sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the inner ear to the brain.

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слуховой нерв
Portuguese
nervo vestibulococlear
Catalan
nervi acústic

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

nervo vestibulococlear
Synonyms
Examples for "acoustic nerve"
Examples for "acoustic nerve"
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It usually consists of a closed vesicle, filled with fluid, and containing otoliths, with the acoustic nerve expanding on its wall.
The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
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On the thin wall of this delicate labyrinth the acoustic nerve, which comes from the after-brain, spreads out in most elaborate fashion.
The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
3
The acoustic nerve is formed from ectodermic cells of the hind brain, and develops from the nervous structure that appears at its dorsal limit.
The Evolution of Man — Volume 2
1
Underlying it is a change in activity and firing in the auditory nerve.
Radio NZ
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Spontaneous firings of the auditory nerve can cause a high-pitched hiss, for example.
Wired
3
Datavises became sensevises, relaying optical and auditory nerve inputs directly to the studio.
The Reality Dysfunction
4
Four auditory nanorecorders were tapped into his auditory nerve system.
The Hyperion Cantos
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So is a part of the auditory nerve that connects it with the brain.
The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1
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An isolated lesion of the eighth cranial nerve can be the only neurologic sign in patients with leukoencephalopathy complicating Lyme disease.
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Tumors of the eighth cranial nerve, as well as other intracranial and spinal neoplasms, are the typical lesions in type 2 neurofibromatosis.
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Vestibular schwannomas (VSs) are benign tumors arising from eighth cranial nerve and most often occur sporadically in individuals of middle age group.
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