either one of the eight pairs of cranial nerves that supply the cochlea and semicircular canals of the internal ear and contribute to the sense of hearing
Formerly called: acoustic nerve
Examples of 'acoustic nerve' in a sentence
acoustic nerve
Doctors sent the mum of three for a scan and found a tumour on her brain's acoustic nerve, near the ear.
The Sun (2014)
If it occurs on one side only and there is associated deafness, it could signify an acoustic neuroma - a slow-growing tumour on an acoustic nerve.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The acoustic nerve runs from the deep-seated inner part of the ear to the brain, conducting the sound we hear.