pharyngeal plexus

English

Noun

pharyngeal plexus (plural pharyngeal plexuses)

  1. (neuroanatomy) A plexus formed by branches of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and sympathetic nerves supplying the muscles and mucous membrane of the pharynx and adjoining parts.

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