auditory nerve
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- noun
- /ˈɔːdɪtəri nɜrv/
- Specialized
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nervio auditivo
- With the implant, those electrodes act as hair cells to stimulate the auditory nerve, which then carries the information to the brain.
- auditory nerve fibers
- stimulation of the auditory nerve
Examples
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These results indicated a processing delay in the central auditory nerve and a hearing impairment in his left ear.
Academic text (2005) -
Most cases of tinnitus are caused by disorders in the cochlea or auditory nerve.
Academic text (2005) -
The auditory nerve is very delicate.
Fiction book (1995) -
These are plots of auditory nerve firing.
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From there, the information follows its physiologic path to the auditory nerve and brain.
Academic text (1995) -
Hearing aids have been used for many years for the rehabilitation of failing auditory nerves or presbycusis.
Academic text (2009) -
In most instances of this kind of deafness, the auditory nerve fibers remain capable of conveying signals from the cochlea to the brain.
Academic text (1995) -
The cochlear implant converts incoming sound signals into electrical impulses that directly stimulate the remaining auditory nerve fibers in the inner ear.
Academic text (2009) -
The currently available therapeutic options—amplification devices and electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve—are reserved for patients with severe to profound hearing loss, and they do not address the issue of hair cell regeneration.
Academic text (2004) -
The device acts as a microphone, picking up sounds from the environment and transmitting them to the auditory nerve, which carries them on to the brain.
Synonyms
The nerve that carries sound and balance signals from the inner ear to the brain
The nerve that carries sound and balance signals from the inner ear to the brain
A nerve in the inner ear that sends sound and balance signals to the brain
A nerve that carries sound and balance messages from the ear to the brain
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'auditory' (relating to hearing) + 'nerve' (a bundle that carries impulses), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is the nerve that carries hearing signals. This anatomical naming pattern is cross-linguistically common, making the construction transparently interpretable even if the term is somewhat technical.
Etymology
Auditory nerve paints a simple picture: auditory means 'hearing' and nerve is like a 'wire' that sends 'messages' to the brain. So auditory nerve refers to the nerve that carries sound from the ear to the brain.