NINTH CRANIAL NERVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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 ganglion

Synonyms:

glossopharyngeal nerve; nervus glossopharyngeus; ninth cranial nerve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("ninth cranial nerve" is a kind of...):

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

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