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cochlear nerve

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | 213 words | Copyright

cochlear nerve (acoustic nerve, auditory nerve) n. the nerve connecting the cochlea to the brain and therefore responsible for the nerve impulses relating to hearing. It forms part of the vestibulocochlear nerve.

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