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glossopharyngeal nerve

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Noun

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

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Synonyms:
nervus glossopharyngeus ninth cranial nerve

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