geniculate ganglion

English

Noun

geniculate ganglion (plural geniculate ganglions)

1. (neuroanatomy) A small reddish ganglion consisting of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells located at the sharp backward angle of the facial nerve.

References

• “geniculate ganglion”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “geniculate ganglion”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.