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Glossopharyngeal
Glosˊso-pharˊyn-ge′al
(glŏs′dō̍-fărˊĭn-jē′al or glŏs′dō̍-fȧ-rĭn′jē̍-al)
, Adj.
[Gr.
γλῶσσα
the tongue + E. pharyngeal
.] (Anat.)
Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; – applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue.
– Noun.
One of the glossopharyngeal nerves.