glossopharyngeal

[ glos-oh-fuh-rin-jee-uhl, -juhl, -far-in-jee-uhl, glaw-soh- ]

/ ˌglɒs oʊ fəˈrɪn dʒi əl, -dʒəl, -ˌfær ɪnˈdʒi əl, ˌglɔ soʊ- /

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of or relating to the tongue and pharynx.

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First recorded in 1815–25; glosso- + pharyngeal

The whole nerve-complex formed by the glossopharyngeal and the vagus nerves cannot of course be shewn in any single section.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
The glossopharyngeal nerve alone becomes eventually separated from the succeeding branches.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
The relation of the branches of the vagus and glossopharyngeal to the branchial clefts requires no special remark.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1|Francis Maitland Balfour
The mixed nerves to the internal branchial segments, equivalent in the vertebrate to the vagus, glossopharyngeal, and facial.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell

Immediately anterior to this glossopharyngeal segment is seen in the figures the segment supplied by the VIIth or facial nerves.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell

glossopharyngeal

[ glôs′ō-fə-rĭn′jəl, -făr′ən-jē′əl ]

Relating to the tongue and pharynx.