English Explanatory Dictionary

nerve of the pterygoid canal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nerve formed by the union of the greater petrosal and the deep petrosal nerves that passes forward through the pterygoid canal in the sphenoid bone and joins the pterygopalatine ganglion.

Word forms

nerve of the pterygoid canal nerves of the pterygoid canals

Synonyms

Vidian nerve
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