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nerve of the pterygoid canal

nerve of the pterygoid canal noun: a nerve formed by the union of the greater petrosal and the deep petrosal nerves that passes forward through the pterygoid canal in the sphenoid bone and joins the pterygopalatine ganglion.

Noun

nerve of the pterygoid canal (plural nerves of the pterygoid canals)

  1. A nerve formed by the union of the greater petrosal and the deep petrosal nerves that passes forward through the pterygoid canal in the sphenoid bone and joins the pterygopalatine ganglion.
    Synonyms:
    Vidian nerve

Synonyms of nerve of the pterygoid canal

Forms of nerve of the pterygoid canal

pluralnerves of the pterygoid canals

Questions about nerve of the pterygoid canal

What does nerve of the pterygoid canal mean?
Nerve of the pterygoid canal means a nerve formed by the union of the greater petrosal and the deep petrosal nerves that passes forward through the pterygoid canal in the sphenoid bone and joins the pterygopalatine ganglion.
What part of speech is nerve of the pterygoid canal?
Nerve of the pterygoid canal is a noun.
What is the plural of nerve of the pterygoid canal?
The plural of nerve of the pterygoid canal is nerves of the pterygoid canals.

Words near nerve of the pterygoid canal in the dictionary

  1. nerve growth factors
  2. nerve impulse
  3. nerve impulses
  4. nerve net
  5. nerve nets
  6. nerve of the pterygoid canal
  7. nerve of Wrisberg
  8. nerve out
  9. nerve palsy
  10. nerve rack
  11. nerve racks

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