ramus communicans nervi glossopharyngei cum nervo auriculotemporali
- ramus communicans nervi glossopharyngei cum nervo auriculotemporali
- [TA] communicating branch of glossopharyngeal nerve with auriculotemporal nerve: a branch carrying postganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the glossopharyngeal nerve to the auriculotemporal nerve for distribution to the parotid gland.
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Ramus — In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis arteriae circumflexae femoris medialis is the branch of an artery that goes to the socket of the hip joint. The plural of ramus is rami. * * *… … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary