- auditory nerves
- nerves connecting the inner ear to the brain, nerves which transmit impulses concerned with hearing and balance
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
auditory nerves
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auditory nerve — noun a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea • Syn: ↑acoustic nerve, ↑vestibulocochlear nerve, ↑nervus vestibulocochlearis, ↑eighth cranial nerve • Hypernyms: ↑cranial nerve … Useful english dictionary
auditory nerve — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms auditory nerve : singular auditory nerve plural auditory nerves medical a nerve in your ear that sends signals relating to hearing and balance from your inner ear to your brain … English dictionary
Auditory neuropathy — is a variety of hearing loss in which the outer hair cells within the cochlea are present and functional, but sound information is not faithfully transmitted to the auditory nerve and brain properly. A neuropathy simply refers to a disease of the … Wikipedia
auditory nerve — n 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,… … Medical dictionary
auditory nerve — n. either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, which connect the ear with the brain and carry impulses relating to sound and balance … English World dictionary
Auditory system — The auditory system is the sensory system for the sense of hearing. Ear Outer ear The folds of cartilage surrounding the ear canal are called the pinna. Sound waves are reflected and attenuated when they hit the pinna, and these changes provide… … Wikipedia
acoustic nerves — auditory nerves, nerves which receive and transmit sound to the brain … English contemporary dictionary
auditory nerve — noun Date: 1713 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
auditory nerve — Anat. either one of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the organs of hearing and from the semicircular canals to the brain. Also called acoustic nerve. [1715 25] * * * … Universalium
auditory nerve — au′ditory nerve n. anat. either of the pair of eighth cranial nerves, composed of sensory fibers that innervate the inner ear … From formal English to slang
