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auditory nerve
noun
Definition of AUDITORY NERVE
: either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves connecting the inner ear with the brain and transmitting impulses concerned with hearing and balance — see ear illustration
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First Known Use of AUDITORY NERVE
1713
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auditory nerve
noun
Medical Definition of AUDITORY NERVE
: either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves connecting the inner ear with the brain, transmitting impulses concerned with hearing and balance, and composed of the cochlear nerve and the vestibular nerve—called also acoustic nerve, auditory, eighth cranial nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve
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