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au′ditory nerve′, [Anat.]
  1. Anatomyeither one of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the organs of hearing and from the semicircular canals to the brain. Also called acoustic nerve. 
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'auditory nerve' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acoustic nerve - audiphone - cochlear implant - cranial nerve - ear - internal auditory meatus - vestibular nerve

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