vestibulocochlear
Adjective
Meaning
vestibulocochlear (not comparable)
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the vestibule and the cochlea in the inner ear.
Synonym: cochleovestibular
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Damage to the vestibulocochlear nerve can also present as repetitive and involuntary eye movements ( nystagmus ), particularly when looking in a horizontal plane.
The vestibulocochlear nerve reaches the organs that control balance and hearing in the temporal bone, and therefore does not reach the external surface of the skull.