AUDITORY NERVE


Meaning of AUDITORY NERVE in English

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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .