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Meaning of glossopharyngeal nerve | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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Either of the ninth pair of cranial nerves which are mixed nerves that exit the brainstem from the sides of the upper medulla oblongata, carry afferent sensory and efferent motor information, and supply the pharynx, posterior tongue, and parotid gland.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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