English Explanatory Dictionary

inferior ganglion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The lower and larger of the two sensory ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
  2. 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.

Word forms

inferior ganglion inferior ganglia

Synonyms

petrosal ganglion petrous ganglion inferior vagal ganglion nodose ganglion
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