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单词 glossopharyngeal nerve
释义

glossopharyngeal nerve


noun Anatomy.

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 posterior third of the tongue.

Origin of glossopharyngeal nerve

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby glossopharyngeal nerve

glossolalia, glossology, glossopathy, glossopharyngeal, glossopharyngeal breathing, glossopharyngeal nerve, glossoplasty, glossorrhaphy, glossospasm, glossotomy, glossotrichia
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British Dictionary definitions for glossopharyngeal nerve

glossopharyngeal nerve
/ (ˌɡlɒsəʊˌfærɪnˈdʒiːəl) /

noun

the ninth cranial nerve, which supplies the muscles of the pharynx, the tongue, the middle ear, and the parotid gland
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for glossopharyngeal nerve

glossopharyngeal nerve

n.

Either of a pair of nerves that emerge from the medulla, supply sensation to the pharynx and the back third of the tongue, and carry motor fibers to the stylopharyngeal muscle and parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion.ninth cranial nerve
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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