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Definition: Eighth Cranial Nerve |
Eighth Cranial NerveNoun1. A composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Eighth Cranial NerveSynonyms: acoustic nerve (n), auditory nerve (n), nervus vestibulocochlearis (n), vestibulocochlear nerve (n). (additional references) |
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Health | NF2 is characterized by bilateral (occurring on both sides of the body) tumors on the eighth cranial nerve. (references) | |
One of the more common forms of schwannoma affects the eighth cranial nerve, which contains nerve cells important for balance and hearing. (references) | ||
Scientists now know that the tumors typically occur on the vestibular nerve, another branch of the eighth cranial nerve near the auditory nerve. (references) | ||
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| Language | Translations for "eighth cranial nerve"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Pig Latin | eighthay anialcray ervenay.(various references) | |
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-5 letters: cantilevering. | |
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