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cranial nerve vs eighth cranial nerve

eighth cranial nerve vs cranial nerve

cranial nerve and eighth cranial nerve both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cranial nerve Yes No No No
eighth cranial nerve Yes No No No
As nouns, eighth cranial nerve is a hyponym of cranial nerve; that is, eighth cranial 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
  • eighth cranial nerve: a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea
cranial nerve (noun) eighth cranial 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 eighth cranial nerve

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