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Glossopharyngeal Nerve Disorder
Definition 1
A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder affecting the glossopharyngeal nerve (ninth cranial nerve). (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A disorder characterized by involvement of the glossopharyngeal nerve (ninth cranial nerve). (NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
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