inferior ganglion
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English
Noun
inferior ganglion (plural inferior ganglia)
- (neuroanatomy) The lower and larger of the two sensory ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
- Synonyms: petrosal ganglion, petrous ganglion
- (neuroanatomy) The lower of the two ganglia of the vagus nerve that forms a swelling just beyond the exit of the nerve from the jugular foramen.
- Synonyms: inferior vagal ganglion, nodose ganglion
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References
- “inferior ganglion”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.