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Glossopharyngeal Nerve

see synonyms of glossopharyngeal nerve

Noun

1. glossopharyngeal nerve, nervus glossopharyngeus, ninth cranial nerve

sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion

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Glossopharyngeal Nerve

see synonyms of glossopharyngeal nerve
noun
the ninth cranial nerve, which supplies the muscles of the pharynx, the tongue, the middle ear, and the parotid gland

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Glossopharyngeal Nerve

see synonyms of glossopharyngeal nerve
n.
Either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves that contain both sensory and motor fibers and supply the tongue, soft palate, pharynx, and parotid gland.

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