eighth cranial nerve

/ˌeɪtθ ˌkreɪniəl nərv/
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Definitions of eighth cranial nerve
  1. noun
    a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
    synonyms: acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, vestibulocochlear nerve
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    type of:
    cranial nerve
    any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
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