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Acoustic Nerve

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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Classifications

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
auditory nerveeighth cranial nervenervus vestibulocochlearis
plural
Acoustic Nerves
possessive
Acoustic Nerve's
pluralpossessive
Acoustic Nerves'