Medical Definition of Ganglion pterygopalatinum

1. A small parasympathetic ganglion in the upper part of the pterygopalatine fossa whose postsynaptic fibres supply the lacrimal, nasal, palatine and pharyngeal glands. Synonym: ganglion pterygopalatinum, Meckel's ganglion, nasal ganglion, sphenopalatine ganglion. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ganglion Pterygopalatinum

ganglion cysts
ganglion extracraniale
ganglion geniculi
ganglion habenulae
ganglion impar
ganglion inferius nervi glossopharyngei
ganglion inferius nervi vagi
ganglion isthmi
ganglion mesentericum inferius
ganglion mesentericum superius
ganglion of facial nerve
ganglion of intermediate nerve
ganglion of nervus intermedius
ganglion of trunk of vagus
ganglion oticum
ganglion pterygopalatinum (current term)
ganglion ridge
ganglion spinale
ganglion spirale cochleae
ganglion splanchnicum
ganglion stellatum
ganglion sublinguale
ganglion submandibulare
ganglion superius nervi glossopharyngei
ganglion superius nervi vagi
ganglion terminale
ganglion trigeminale
ganglion tympanicum
ganglion vertebrale
ganglion vestibulare

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