vestibulocochlear nerve

English

Noun

vestibulocochlear nerve (plural vestibulocochlear nerves)

1. (neuroanatomy) Each of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the organs of hearing and balance in the inner ear to the brain.

   Synonyms: auditory nerve, eighth cranial nerve, eighth nerve

Translations

eighth cranial nerve

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 前庭耳蝸神經 / 前庭耳蜗神经 (qiántíng ěrwō shénjīng, (Taiwan) qiántíng ěrguā shénjīng)

• Finnish: kuulo-tasapainohermo
• Hungarian: egyensúlyi és hallóideg
• Polish: nerw przedsionkowo-ślimakowy m
• Telugu: సదోజిర కంబు నాడి (te) (sadōjira kambu nāḍi), స్థితిశ్రవణ నాడి (te) (sthitiśravaṇa nāḍi)

References

• “vestibulocochlear nerve”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “auditory nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.