Medical Definition of Intermediary nerve

1. A root of the facial nerve containing sensory fibres for taste from the anterior 2/3 of tongue whose cell bodies are located in the geniculate ganglion and presynaptic parasympathetic autonomic fibres whose cell bodies are located in the superior salivatory nucleus, i.e., the fibres eventually conveyed via the chorda tympani branch of the facial nerve to the lingual nerve. Synonym: intermediary nerve, intermediate nerve, portio intermedia, Wrisberg's nerve. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Intermediary Nerve

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intermediary nerve (current term)
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intermediate antebrachial vein
intermediate basilic vein
intermediate body of Flemming
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intermediate cephalic vein
intermediate cervical septum
intermediate cubital vein

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