NERVUS GLOSSOPHARYNGEUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nervus glossopharyngeus mean? 

• NERVUS GLOSSOPHARYNGEUS (noun)
  The noun NERVUS GLOSSOPHARYNGEUS has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: NERVUS GLOSSOPHARYNGEUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NERVUS GLOSSOPHARYNGEUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

glossopharyngeal nerve; nervus glossopharyngeus; ninth cranial nerve

Hypernyms ("nervus glossopharyngeus" is a kind of...):

cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)