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cranial nerve vs acoustic nerve

acoustic nerve vs cranial nerve

cranial nerve and acoustic nerve both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cranial nerve Yes No No No
acoustic nerve Yes No No No
As nouns, acoustic nerve is a hyponym of cranial nerve; that is, acoustic nerve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cranial nerve:
  • cranial nerve: any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
  • acoustic nerve: a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
cranial nerve (noun) acoustic nerve (noun)
any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
Difference between cranial nerve and acoustic nerve

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