English noun: vestibulocochlear nerve | |||
1. | vestibulocochlear nerve (body) a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea | ||
Synonyms | acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, eighth cranial nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cranial nerve | ||
Part meronym | auditory system | ||