Meaning Of The Word Glossopharyngeal nerve

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Glossopharyngeal nerve Definition
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What's The Definition Of Glossopharyngeal nerve?

glossopharyngeal nerve in American English
noun: either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves, consisting of motor fibers that innervate the muscles of the pharynx, the soft palate, and the parotid glands, and of sensory fibers that conduct impulses to the brain from the pharynx, the middle ear, and the p

glossopharyngeal nerve in British English
noun: the ninth cranial nerve, which supplies the muscles of the pharynx, the tongue, the middle ear, and the parotid gland

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