geniculate ganglion
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English
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Noun
[edit]geniculate ganglion (plural geniculate ganglions)
- (neuroanatomy) A small reddish ganglion consisting of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells located at the sharp backward angle of the facial nerve.
References
[edit]- “geniculate ganglion”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “geniculate ganglion”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.