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glossopharyngeal nerve
glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al nerve (plural glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al nerves)


noun 
Definition:
 
nerve in tongue and pharynx: either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which activate the muscles of the tongue, pharynx, and parotid gland
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