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glossopharyngeal nerve
(glôˌsō-fə-rĭnˈjē-əl, -jəl, -fărˌən-jēˈəl, glŏsˌō-)
noun Either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves that contain both sensory and motor fibers and supply the tongue, soft palate, pharynx, and parotid gland.
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