ninth cranial nerve
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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 (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | cranial nerve, |
| definition | : | any of the 12 paired nerves that originate in the brain stem (noun.body) |
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