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glossopharyngeal nerve
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glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al nerve  (glôs-f-rnj-l, -jl, -frn-jl, gls-)
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 glssa, tongue + pharyngeal.]
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Noun1.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
nervus glossopharyngeus, ninth cranial nerve
cranial nerve - any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
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Additionally, histopathologic findings in patients with respiratory weakness and WNV infection have demonstrated neuronophagia and leukocytic inflammation of the dorsal motor nuclei of the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves, which is similar to that seen in the spinal anterior horns (26).
West Nile virus-associated flaccid paralysis by Petersen, Lyle R. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
1) Glomus jugulare tumors arise from glomus bodies or paraganglionic tissue in the adventitia of the jugular bulb, usually in relation to the auricular branches of the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves.
Simultaneous contralateral vestibular schwannoma and glomus jugulare ... by Moffat, David A. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Another important target in his surgical work was the rehabilitation of swallowing and improvement of the voice in cases of paralysis of caudal cranial nerves, particularly of the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves.
A tribute to Prof. Dr. med. Hans-Joachim Denecke. (In Memoriam) by Ey, Dr. Werner / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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