glossopharyngeal

American  

[glos-oh-fuh-rin-jee-uhl, -juhl, -far-in-jee-uhl, glaw-soh-] / ˌglɒs oʊ fəˈrɪn dʒi əl, -dʒəl, -ˌfær ɪnˈdʒi əl, ˌglɔ soʊ- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the tongue and pharynx.

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noun

1. glossopharyngeal nerve.

Etymology

Origin of glossopharyngeal

First recorded in 1815–25; glosso- + pharyngeal

Example Sentences

These receptor cells activate sensory neurons that are part of the facial and glossopharyngeal nerves.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Increased metabolic byproducts associated with increased activity, such as carbon dioxide, hydrogen ions, and lactic acid, plus falling oxygen levels, are detected by a suite of chemoreceptors innervated by the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Neurotransmitters from the gustatory cells can activate sensory neurons in the facial, glossopharyngeal, and vagus cranial nerves.

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The parasympathetic fibers of the glossopharyngeal nerve synapse in the otic ganglion, which projects to the parotid gland.

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But in these palaces of clashing splendour, the stunned brain fails to receive impressions from the glossopharyngeal nerve, and one eats unthinkingly like a dog.

From The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel by Locke, William John