geniculate ganglion

English

Noun

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

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

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