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NERVUS VESTIBULOCOCHLEARIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nervus vestibulocochlearis mean?
• NERVUS VESTIBULOCOCHLEARIS (noun)
The noun NERVUS VESTIBULOCOCHLEARIS has 1 sense:
1. a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
Familiarity information: NERVUS VESTIBULOCOCHLEARIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NERVUS VESTIBULOCOCHLEARIS (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
acoustic nerve; auditory nerve; eighth cranial nerve; nervus vestibulocochlearis; vestibulocochlear nerve
Hypernyms ("nervus vestibulocochlearis" is a kind of...):
cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)
Holonyms ("nervus vestibulocochlearis" is a part of...):
auditory system (the sensory system for hearing)
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