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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek glōssa, tongue + pharyngeal.]
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