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otic ganglia

otic ganglia is the plural of otic ganglion.

Meaning of otic ganglion

Noun

otic ganglion (plural otic ganglia)

  1. A small parasympathetic ganglion that is associated with the mandibular nerve, situated near the foramen ovale of the sphenoid bone, receives preganglionic fibers from the glossopharyngeal nerve by way of the lesser petrosal nerve, and sends postganglionic parasympathetic fibres to the parotid gland by way of the auriculotemporal nerve.

Questions about otic ganglia

What is otic ganglia the plural of?
Otic ganglia is the plural of otic ganglion.

Words near otic ganglia in the dictionary

  1. otiatry
  2. otic
  3. otic bone
  4. otic bones
  5. otic capsule
  6. otic ganglia
  7. otic ganglion
  8. oticooccipital
  9. otidid
  10. otidids
  11. otidimorph

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