Glossopharyngeal \Glos`so*phar`yn*ge"al\, a. [Gr. ? the tongue + E. pharyngeal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the glossopharyngeal nerves.
glossopharyngeal adj : pertaining to the tongue and throat