Glos`so*phar`yn*ge"al (gl&obreve;s"d&osl;*făr`&ibreve;n*jē"al
or -f&adot;*r&ibreve;n"j&esl;*al),
a. [Gr. glw^ssa the tongue + E. pharyngeal.]
(Anat.) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the glossopharyngeal nerves.
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