Rare, technical anatomical term for the eighth cranial nerve, which carries balance and hearing information. In modern medical contexts, 内耳神経 is more common.
See also: 内耳神経
The vestibulocochlear nerve is the nerve that transmits balance and hearing sensations.
More common term for the same nerve; 前庭蝸牛神経 is a rarer, more precise anatomical name.
Compound of 前庭 (vestibule), 蝸牛 (cochlea), and 神経 (nerve), directly translating the Latin anatomical term nervus vestibulocochlearis.