English Explanatory Dictionary

pterygopalatine ganglion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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 orbit.

Word forms

pterygopalatine ganglion pterygopalatine ganglia

Synonyms

Meckel's ganglion sphenopalatine ganglion
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