• (a.) 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.
(glos″o-fә-rin´je-әl) pertaining to the tongue and pharynx.
Glos`so·phar`yn·ge'al (glŏs'do*făr`ĭn*jē' a l or -fȧ*rĭn'je* a l) adjective [ Greek 
Type: Term Pronunciation: glos′ō-fă-rin′jē-ăl Definitions: 1. Relating to the tongue and pharynx.
[adj] - pertaining to the tongue and throat
adjective pertaining to the tongue and throat