Glossopharyngeal definition

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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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