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inferior ganglia

inferior ganglia is the plural of inferior ganglion.

Meaning of inferior ganglion

Noun

inferior ganglion (plural inferior ganglia)

  1. The lower and larger of the two sensory ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
    Synonyms:
    petrosal ganglion, petrous ganglion
  2. 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.
    Synonyms:
    inferior vagal ganglion, nodose ganglion

Questions about inferior ganglia

What is inferior ganglia the plural of?
Inferior ganglia is the plural of inferior ganglion.

Words near inferior ganglia in the dictionary

  1. inferior conchas
  2. inferior court
  3. inferior courts
  4. inferior dental arteries
  5. inferior dental artery
  6. inferior ganglia
  7. inferior ganglion
  8. inferior good
  9. inferior goods
  10. inferior hypophyseal arteries
  11. inferior hypophyseal artery

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