glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al nerve (glô s -f -r n j -l, -jl, -f rn-jl, gl s-)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. [Greek gl ssa, tongue + pharyngeal.] |
glossopharyngeal nerve [ˌglɒsəʊˌfærɪnˈdʒiːəl]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the ninth cranial nerve, which supplies the muscles of the pharynx, the tongue, the middle ear, and the parotid gland
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| Noun | 1. | glossopharyngeal 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 cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem |
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