前ぜん庭てい神しん経けい

noun

vestibular nerve

Anatomical term for the nerve that transmits balance information from the inner ear to the brain. Often mentioned together with the cochlear nerve as the vestibulocochlear nerve (前庭蝸牛神経).

See also: 前庭蝸牛神経

• 前ぜん庭てい神しん経けいは平へい衡こう感かん覚かくに関かかわる重じゅう要ような神しん経けいです。

  The vestibular nerve is an important nerve involved in the sense of balance.

• 前ぜん庭てい神しん経けい炎えんはめまいの原げん因いんの一ひとつです。

  Vestibular neuritis is one cause of vertigo.