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ninth cranial nerve
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Noun ninth cranial nerve has 1 sense
- ninth cranial nerve(n = noun.body) glossopharyngeal nerve, nervus glossopharyngeus - 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; Array is a kind of cranial nerve
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