geniculate ganglion

noun

A small reddish ganglion consisting of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells located at the sharp backward angle of the facial nerve.

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Meanings

noungeniculate ganglion (plural geniculate ganglions)

plural geniculate ganglions

  1. anatomyA small reddish ganglion consisting of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells located at the sharp backward angle of the facial nerve.
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