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geniculate ganglion

geniculate ganglion noun: a small reddish ganglion consisting of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells located at the sharp backward angle of the facial nerve.

Noun

geniculate ganglion (plural geniculate ganglions)

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

Forms of geniculate ganglion

pluralgeniculate ganglions

Questions about geniculate ganglion

What does geniculate ganglion mean?
Geniculate ganglion means a small reddish ganglion consisting of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells located at the sharp backward angle of the facial nerve.
What part of speech is geniculate ganglion?
Geniculate ganglion is a noun.
What is the plural of geniculate ganglion?
The plural of geniculate ganglion is geniculate ganglions.

Words near geniculate ganglion in the dictionary

  1. genic
  2. genically
  3. genicula
  4. genicular
  5. geniculate
  6. geniculate ganglion
  7. geniculate ganglions
  8. geniculate nuclei
  9. geniculate nucleus
  10. geniculate nucleuses
  11. geniculated

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