glossopharyngeal
[ glos-oh-fuh-rin-jee-uhl, -juhl, -far-in-jee-uhl, glaw-soh- ]
adjective
of or relating to the tongue and pharynx.
Origin of glossopharyngeal
1First recorded in 1815–25; glosso- + pharyngeal
Words Nearby glossopharyngeal
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How to use glossopharyngeal in a sentence
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 BalfourThe glossopharyngeal nerve alone becomes eventually separated from the succeeding branches.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe 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 BalfourThe mixed nerves to the internal branchial segments, equivalent in the vertebrate to the vagus, glossopharyngeal, and facial.
The Origin of Vertebrates | Walter Holbrook GaskellImmediately 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
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