- lower ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve
- g. inferius nervi glossopharyngei.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Inferior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = ganglion inferius nervi glossopharyngei, ganglion petrosum GraySubject = 204 GrayPage = 98 Caption = Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. (Petrous ganglion visible near… … Wikipedia
Glossopharyngeal nerve — Nerve: Glossopharyngeal nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves … Wikipedia
ganglion inferius nervi glossopharyngei — [TA] inferior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve: the lower of two ganglia on the glossopharyngeal nerve as it passes through the jugular foramen; it contains cell bodies for some of the afferent fibers of the nerve. See also g. superius nervi… … Medical dictionary
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inferior ganglion — n 1) the lower and larger of the two sensory ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve called also petrosal ganglion, petrous ganglion compare SUPERIOR GANGLION (1) 2) the lower of the tw … Medical dictionary