2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Glossopharyngeal \Glos`so*phar`yn*ge"al\ (gl[o^]s"d[-o]*f[a^]r`[i^]n*j[=e]"al or gl[o^]s"d[-o]*f[.a]*r[i^]n"j[-e]*al), a. [Gr. glw^ssa the tongue + E. pharyngeal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the glossopharyngeal nerves. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: glossopharyngeal adj : pertaining to the tongue and throat
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