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lesser petrosal nerve

lesser petrosal nerve noun: the continuation of the tympanic nerve beyond the inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve that passes into the cranial cavity through the petrous part of the temporal bone and out again to terminate in the otic ganglion which it supplies with preganglionic parasympathetic fibers.

Noun

lesser petrosal nerve (plural lesser petrosal nerves)

  1. The continuation of the tympanic nerve beyond the inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve that passes into the cranial cavity through the petrous part of the temporal bone and out again to terminate in the otic ganglion which it supplies with preganglionic parasympathetic fibers.

Forms of lesser petrosal nerve

plurallesser petrosal nerves

Questions about lesser petrosal nerve

What does lesser petrosal nerve mean?
Lesser petrosal nerve means the continuation of the tympanic nerve beyond the inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve that passes into the cranial cavity through the petrous part of the temporal bone and out again to terminate in the otic ganglion which it supplies with preganglionic parasympathetic fibers.
What part of speech is lesser petrosal nerve?
Lesser petrosal nerve is a noun.
What is the plural of lesser petrosal nerve?
The plural of lesser petrosal nerve is lesser petrosal nerves.

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