glossopharyngeal nerve

glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al nerve

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [glos-oh-fuh-rin-jee-uh l, -juh l, -far-in-jee-uh l, glaw-soh- nurv]
- /ˌglɒs oʊ fəˈrɪn dʒi əl, -dʒəl, -ˌfær ɪnˈdʒi əl, ˌglɔ soʊ- nɜrv/
- /ɡlˈɒsəfˌɑːrɪndʒˌiəl nˈɜːv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glos-oh-fuh-rin-jee-uh l, -juh l, -far-in-jee-uh l, glaw-soh- nurv]
- /ˌglɒs oʊ fəˈrɪn dʒi əl, -dʒəl, -ˌfær ɪnˈdʒi əl, ˌglɔ soʊ- nɜrv/

Definitions of glossopharyngeal nerve words

noun glossopharyngeal nerve either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of the pharynx, the soft palate, and the parotid glands, and of sensory fibers that conduct impulses to the brain from the pharynx, the middle ear, and the posterior third of the tongue. 1
noun glossopharyngeal nerve the ninth cranial nerve, which supplies the muscles of the pharynx, the tongue, the middle ear, and the parotid gland 0

before 1815

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First recorded in 1815-25

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