glossopharyngeal

English

Etymology

From glosso- +‎ pharyngeal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɡlɒs.ə(ʊ).fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/, /ˌɡlɒs.ə(ʊ).fəˈɹɪn.ʒi.əl/, /ˌɡlɒs.ə(ʊ)ˌfa.ɹənˈd͡ʒiː.əl/, /ˌɡlɒs.ə(ʊ)ˌfa.ɹn̩ˈd͡ʒiː.əl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɡlɑs.oʊˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/, /ˌɡlɔs.oʊˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/, /ˌɡlɑs.oʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/, /ˌɡlɔs.oʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/, /ˌɡlɑs.oʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəl/, /ˌɡlɔs.oʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəl/
• Rhymes: -ɪndʒiəl, -ɪnʒiəl, -iːəl, -ɪndʒəl

Adjective

glossopharyngeal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, relational) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx.

Derived terms

• glossopharyngeal nerve

Translations

pertaining to the tongue and the pharynx

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 舌咽的 (shéyānde)

• Italian: glossofaringeo (it)
• Spanish: glosofaríngeo

Noun

glossopharyngeal (plural glossopharyngeals)

1. (neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of glossopharyngeal nerve..

References

• “glossopharyngeal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “glossopharyngeal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

• “glossopharyngeal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “glossopharyngeal”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.