glos|so|pha|ryn|ge|al

glos|so|pha|ryn|ge|al
glos|so|pha|ryn|ge|al «GLOS oh fuh RIHN jee uhl, GLS-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
having to do with the rear part of the tongue and of the pharynx: »

Polio patients are learning to breathe through the glossopharyngeal method of taking breaths.

–n.
the glossopharyngeal nerve or muscle.

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