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    GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 ganglionplay

    Synonyms:

    glossopharyngeal nerve; nervus glossopharyngeus; ninth cranial nerve

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("glossopharyngeal nerve" is a kind of...):

    cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)

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