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auditory nerve in American English either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, which connect the ear with the brain and carry impulses relating to sound and balance auditory nerve in American EnglishnounAnatomy either one of the eighth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of sensory fibers that conduct impulses from the organs of hearing and from the semicircular canals to the brain Also called: acoustic nerve Word origin [1715–25 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1715–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dugout, federation, leverage, portfolio, screeningExamples of 'auditory nerve' in a sentenceauditory nerve Word lists withauditory nerve ear |