auditory nerve

au·di·to·ry nerve

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [aw-di-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee- nurv]
- /ˈɔ dɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i- nɜrv/
- /ˈɔː.dɪ.tər.i nɜːv/

Definitions of auditory nerve words

noun auditory nerve either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, which connect the ear with the brain and carry impulses relating to sound and balance 3
noun auditory nerve either 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. 1
noun auditory nerve nerve that controls hearing 1

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1715-25

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