- sphenopalatine ganglion
- sphenopalatine ganglion n PTERYGOPALATINE GANGLION
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sphenopalatine ganglion
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sphenopalatine ganglion — noun : an automatic ganglion on the maxillary nerve in the pterygopalatine fossa receiving preganglionic fibers from the facial nerve by way of the greater superficial petrosal nerve, sending postganglionic fibers to the nasal mucosa, palate,… … Useful english dictionary
Sphenopalatine — can refer to: * sphenopalatine artery * sphenopalatine ganglion (or pterygopalatine ganglion ) * sphenopalatine nerves * sphenopalatine foramen … Wikipedia
sphenopalatine — I. “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sphen + palatine : of, relating to, lying in, or distributed to the vicinity of the sphenoid and palatine bones II. noun : a sphenopalatine part; specifically … Useful english dictionary
Ganglion — The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130 201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome first used the word ganglion to denote a nerve complex. Ganglion still is used to refer to an aggregation of nerve cell bodies. Another use of the… … Medical dictionary
sphenopalatine — Relating to the sphenoid and the palatine bones. * * * sphe·no·pal·a·tine .sfē nō pal ə .tīn adj of, relating to, lying in, or distributed to the vicinity of the sphenoid and palatine bones sphenopalatine n a sphenopalatine part specif… … Medical dictionary
ganglion pterygopalatinum — [TA] pterygopalatine ganglion: a parasympathetic ganglion in the pterygopalatine fossa; its preganglionic fibers are derived from the facial nerve via the greater petrosal nerve and the nerve of the pterygopalatine canal. Its postganglionic… … Medical dictionary
sphenomaxillary ganglion — sphenopalatine ganglion g. pterygopalatinum … Medical dictionary
sphenopalatine nerves — rami ganglionares nervi maxillaris ad ganglion pterygopalatinum … Medical dictionary
Pterygopalatine ganglion — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = g. pterygopalatinum GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 891 Caption = Alveolar branches of superior maxillary nerve and pterygopalatine ganglion. (Sphenopalatine ganglion labeled at center top.) Caption2 = The… … Wikipedia
pterygopalatine ganglion — n an autonomic ganglion of the maxillary nerve that is situated in the pterygopalatine fossa and that receives preganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the facial nerve and sends postganglionic fibers to the nasal mucosa, palate, pharynx, and… … Medical dictionary
