ninth_cranial_nerve (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *ninth cranial nerve*:
NOUN	body	ninth cranial nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, nervus glossopharyngeus	sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue

English > *ninth cranial nerve*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
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.
Synonyms	glossopharyngeal nerve, nervus glossopharyngeus
Broader	cranial nerve	Any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem
Spanish	nervio glosofaríngeo

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