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Get to know Glossopharyngeal better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like organ or articulator.

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Glossopharyngeal in a sentence

Glossopharyngeal meaning

Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx.

Synonyms of Glossopharyngeal

organ articulator tubular cavity

Related words

Other words often associated with Glossopharyngeal or its synonyms:

authority wind periodical office cavity communicator bureau agency cavum

Using Glossopharyngeal

  • The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx.
  • Useful related words include: organ, articulator, tubular cavity.
  • In the example corpus, glossopharyngeal often appears in combinations such as: the glossopharyngeal, glossopharyngeal nerve.

Context around Glossopharyngeal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 35.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

nerve 2×

Sentence patterns with Glossopharyngeal

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

lesion the glossopharyngeal nerve ix 1× the glossopharyngeal nerve provides 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

oral sensation taste 1× the glossopharyngeal nerve 1×

Common sentence endings:

chest and abdomen 1× of the tongue 1×

Words around Glossopharyngeal

Just before it in the word index:

glossop 20 glossolalic 4 glossolalia 16 glossip 11 glossing 15 glossies 3

Just after it in the word index:

glossophobia 2 glossy 242 gloster 33 glostrup 3 glotta 2 glottal 31

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Glossopharyngeal

  • In this selection, "glossopharyngeal" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 35.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, nerve stand out and add context to how "glossopharyngeal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include lesion the glossopharyngeal nerve ix and the glossopharyngeal nerve provides. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "glossopharyngeal" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with glossopharyngeal

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Oral sensation, taste, and salivation (IX) Deviating uvula due to cranial nerve IX lesion The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) innervates the stylopharyngeus muscle and provides sensory innervation to the oropharynx and back of the tongue. (34 words)

The glossopharyngeal nerve provides innervation to the upper throat and the back of the tongue, the vagus provides innervation to the muscles in the voicebox, and continues downward to supply parasympathetic innervation to the chest and abdomen. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

The glossopharyngeal nerve provides innervation to the upper throat and the back of the tongue, the vagus provides innervation to the muscles in the voicebox, and continues downward to supply parasympathetic innervation to the chest and abdomen. (37 words)

Oral sensation, taste, and salivation (IX) Deviating uvula due to cranial nerve IX lesion The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) innervates the stylopharyngeus muscle and provides sensory innervation to the oropharynx and back of the tongue. (34 words)

Example sentences (2)

Oral sensation, taste, and salivation (IX) Deviating uvula due to cranial nerve IX lesion The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) innervates the stylopharyngeus muscle and provides sensory innervation to the oropharynx and back of the tongue.

The glossopharyngeal nerve provides innervation to the upper throat and the back of the tongue, the vagus provides innervation to the muscles in the voicebox, and continues downward to supply parasympathetic innervation to the chest and abdomen.

Common combinations with glossopharyngeal

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "glossopharyngeal" in a sentence?
An example: "Oral sensation, taste, and salivation (IX) Deviating uvula due to cranial nerve IX lesion The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) innervates the stylopharyngeus muscle and provides sensory innervation to the oropharynx and back of the tongue." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "glossopharyngeal" from authentic English texts.
What does "glossopharyngeal" mean?
Glossopharyngeal means: Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx.
What are synonyms of "glossopharyngeal"?
Common synonyms of "glossopharyngeal" include: organ, articulator, tubular cavity.
How many example sentences with "glossopharyngeal" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "glossopharyngeal", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.