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auditory nerve definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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