vagoglossopharyngeal

vagoglossopharyngeal
Relating to the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves; denoting their contiguous or common nuclei of origin and termination and regions innervated by both nerves such as the musculature of the pharynx.

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va·go·glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al (va″go-glos″o-fə-rinґje-əl) pertaining to the vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves.

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