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COCHLEAR NERVE

Specialty Definition: COCHLEAR NERVE

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Health

The cochlear part of the 8th cranial nerve (vestibulocochlear nerve). The cochlear nerve fibers originate from neurons of the spiral ganglion and project peripherally to cochlear hair cells and centrally to the cochlear nuclei (cochlear nucleus) of the brain stem. They mediate the sense of hearing. (references)

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Crosswords: COCHLEAR NERVE

Specialty definitions using "COCHLEAR NERVE": Cochlear Implantation, Cochlear Implants, Cochlear NucleusSpiral Ganglion. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: COCHLEAR NERVE

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Health

With degeneration of the cochlear nerve fibers, there is corresponding degeneration within the central nervous system. (references)

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Modern Translation: COCHLEAR NERVE

Language Translations for "COCHLEAR NERVE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

cochlearis (cochlear), nervus cochlearis (cochlear), nervus acusticus (acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, eight cranial nerve). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

nervus cochlearis. (various references)

   

French

  

cochléaire (cochlear), nerf cochléaire (cochlear). (various references)

   

German

  

cochlearis (cochlear), Pars cochlearis pervi octavi, Nervus cochleae, Nervus acusticus. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κοχλιακό νεύρο (cochlear). (various references)

   

Italian

  

nervo cocleare (acoustic nerve, auditory nerve, cochlear, eight cranial nerve), fascio cocleare. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ochlearcay ervenay

   

Portuguese

  

nervo coclear. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

nervio coclear (cochlear). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: COCHLEAR NERVE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-e-e-h-l-n-o-r-r-v"

-3 letters: encroacher.

-4 letters: chloracne, coherence, concealer, covalence, overclean, overclear, overlearn, overreach, relevance.

-5 letters: canceler, careener, cheveron, clarence, clencher, cleverer, cochleae, cochlear, conclave, encroach, larcener, novercal, overarch, overhear, overnear, ranchero, revanche, revealer, venereal, vernacle.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Quotations: Non-fiction
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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