NINTH CRANIAL NERVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does ninth cranial nerve mean? • NINTH CRANIAL NERVE (noun)
The noun NINTH CRANIAL NERVE has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: NINTH CRANIAL NERVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NINTH CRANIAL NERVE (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
glossopharyngeal nerve; nervus glossopharyngeus; ninth cranial nerve
Hypernyms ("ninth cranial nerve" is a kind of...):
cranial nerve (any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem)
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