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

Finnish: kieli-kitahermo

Hungarian: nyelv-garat ideg (hu)

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