ves·tib·u·lo·coch·le·ar nerve 
(vĕ-stĭb′yə-lō-kŏklē-ər, -kōklē-)
(vĕ-stĭb′yə-lō-kŏklē-ər, -kōklē-)n.
Either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, each of which divides to form the cochlear nerve and the vestibular nerve. Also called acoustic nerve, auditory nerve.