'glossopharyngeal nerve' definitions:

Definition of 'glossopharyngeal nerve'

(from WordNet)
noun
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 [syn: glossopharyngeal nerve, nervus glossopharyngeus, ninth cranial nerve]