cochlear nerve

English

Noun

cochlear nerve (plural cochlear nerves)

1. (neuroanatomy) A nerve that arises in the spiral ganglion of the cochlea and carries auditory sensory information from the organ of Corti directly to the brain.

   Hypernym: vestibulocochlear nerve

   Coordinate term: vestibular nerve

Translations

nerve

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 耳蝸神經 / 耳蜗神经 (ěrwōshénjīng, ěrguāshénjīng (Taiwan))

• Finnish: kuulohermo
• Hungarian: hallóideg (hu)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: demarên bihîstinê f

References

• “cochlear nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.