statoacoustic

  • 1statoacoustic — Relating to equilibrium and hearing. SYN: vestibulocochlear (2). [G. statos, standing, + akoustikos, acoustic] * * * stato·acous·tic (stat″o ə k sґtik) pertaining to balance and hearing …

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  • 2Nerve — A bundle of fibers that uses electrical and chemical signals to transmit sensory and motor information from one body part to another. See nervous system. * * * A whitish cordlike structure composed of one or more bundles (fascicles) of myelinated …

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  • 3vestibulocochlear — 1. Relating to the vestibulum and cochlea of the ear. 2. SYN: statoacoustic. * * * ves·tib·u·lo·coch·le·ar (ves tib″u lo kokґle ər) pertaining to the vestibule of the ear and the cochlea …

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  • 4Cranial nerve — Nerve: Cranial nerves Inferior view of the brain and brain stem showing cranial nerves. An unlabelled version is here Latin nervus cranialis (plural: nervi cranial …

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