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舌咽神経 (zetsuinshinkei) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

舌ぜつ咽いん神しん経けい

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Meanings

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glossopharyngeal nerve

Anatomical term for the ninth cranial nerve, involved in taste and swallowing.

舌ぜつ咽いん神しん経けいは、味み覚かくと嚥えん下げに関

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The glossopharyngeal nerve is one of the cranial nerves involved in taste and swallowing.

Kanji

舌tongue, reed, clapper
咽throat, choked, smothered
神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru

Etymology

Compound of 舌 (tongue), 咽 (pharynx), and 神経 (nerve), directly corresponding to the English term 'glossopharyngeal nerve'.