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NINTH CRANIAL 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 ganglion
Synonyms:
glossopharyngeal nerve; nervus glossopharyngeus; ninth cranial nerve
Classified under:
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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