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noun
The lower and larger of the two sensory ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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Synonyms: petrosal ganglion, petrous ganglion
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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Synonyms: inferior vagal ganglion, nodose ganglion
Antonyms: none provided
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