auditory nerve au·di·to·rynerve uncommon noun 1. a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea Synonymsacoustic nerveauditory nervevestibulocochlear nervenervus vestibulocochleariseighth cranial nerve Related words Broader terms cranial nerve Parts auditory system WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
