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ninth cranial nerve
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˌnaɪnθ ˌkreɪ.ni.əl ˈnɜːv/ us /ˌnaɪnθ ˌkreɪ.ni.əl ˈnɝːv/
either of two nerves that carry information about taste to the brain from parts of the mouth and the parotid glands(= two small organs in the face that produce saliva):
Irritation of the ninth cranial nerve causes pain in the tongue, throat, ear, and tonsils.
The ninth cranial nerve is the glossopharyngeal and is distributed over the tongue, pharynx, fauces, and tonsils.
Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is pain in the tongue, throat, ear, or tonsils resulting from damage to the ninth cranial nerve.
The ninth cranial nerve is a mixed nerve carrying motor efferents and sensory afferents.
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The brain & nervous system
abducens nerve
abducent nerve
accessory nerve
alexithymia
allism
glossopharyngeal nerve
grey matter
hemispheric
hemispherical
hindbrain
neurofibrillary
neurogenic
neurogenically
neuroglia
neuroglial
reticular formation
rhinencephalon
rhombencephalon
right brain
right-brained
Synonym
glossopharyngeal nerve
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