auditory nerve

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WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
	Synonyms:		acoustic nerve, eighth cranial nerve, nervus vestibulocochlearis, vestibulocochlear nerve
	See Also:		auditory system, cranial nerve
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		eighth cranial nerve that connects the inner ear to the brainstem.