glossopharyngeal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective pertaining to the tongue and throat

WordNet

Glos`so*phar`yn*ge"al adjective
Etymology
Gr. the tongue + E. pharyngeal.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the glossopharyngeal nerves.

Webster 1913