pterygopalatine ganglion

noun

An autonomic ganglion of the maxillary nerve that is situated in the pterygopalatine fossa and that receives preganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the facial nerve and sends postganglionic fibers to the nasal mucosa, palate, pharynx, and orbit.

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Meckel's ganglionsphenopalatine ganglion
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Meanings

nounpterygopalatine ganglion (plural pterygopalatine ganglia)

plural pterygopalatine ganglia

  1. anatomyAn autonomic ganglion of the maxillary nerve that is situated in the pterygopalatine fossa and that receives preganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the facial nerve and sends postganglionic fibers to the nasal mucosa, palate, pharynx, and orbit.

    Synonyms: Meckel's ganglion, sphenopalatine ganglion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn autonomic ganglion of the maxillary nerve that is situated in the pterygopalatine fossa and that receives preganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the facial nerve and sends postganglionic fibers to the nasal mucosa, palate, pharynx, and orbit.

Similar
Meckel's ganglionsphenopalatine ganglion
Also see
meckel's ganglion
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pterygopalatine ganglion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pterygopalatine%20ganglion

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