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Detailed Synonyms for ninth cranial nerve in English
ninth cranial nerve:
ninth cranial nerve [the ~] noun
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the ninth cranial nerve
– sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion 1the glossopharyngeal nerve; the nervus glossopharyngeus; the ninth cranial nerve– sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue; motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx; includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion 1