glossopharyngeal nerve

English

Noun

glossopharyngeal nerve (plural glossopharyngeal nerves)

  1. (neuroanatomy) A mixed nerve that exits the brainstem from the sides of the upper medulla and carries afferent sensory and efferent motor information.

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