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vestibulocochlear nerve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
vestibu-lo-cochlear n-erve
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Each of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the organs of hearing and balance in the inner ear to the brain.

Inflected Forms

vestibulocochlear nerves (plural)

Synonyms

auditory nerve eighth cranial nerve eighth nerve acoustic nerve nervus vestibulocochlearis

Questions

What does vestibulocochlear nerve mean?
Each of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, transmitting sound and equilibrium (balance) information from the organs of hearing and balance in the inner ear to the brain.

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