glossopharyngealnerve

glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al nerve (glô'sō-fə-rĭnʹjē-əl, -jəl, -făr'ən-jēʹəl, glŏs'ō-) n.

Either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves that contain both sensory and motor fibers and supply the tongue, soft palate, pharynx, and parotid gland.

  [Greek glōssa, tongue + pharyngeal.]

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