glossopharyngeal nerve
English
Noun
glossopharyngeal nerve (plural glossopharyngeal nerves)
- (neuroanatomy) A mixed nerve that exits the brainstem from the sides of the upper medulla and carries afferent sensory and efferent motor information.
Translations
the ninth cranial nerve
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