tympanic ganglion
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tympanic ganglion of Valentin — 1. a ganglion on a superior dental nerve. 2. intumescentia tympanica … Medical dictionary
tympanic nerve — n a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve arising from the petrosal ganglion and entering the middle ear where it takes part in forming the tympanic plexus called also Jacobson s nerve * * * nervus tympanicus … Medical dictionary
tympanic plexus — n a nerve plexus of the middle ear that is formed by the tympanic nerve and two or three filaments from the carotid plexus, sends fibers to the mucous membranes of the middle ear, the eustachian tube, and the mastoid cells, and gives off the… … Medical dictionary
Tympanic nerve — Nerve: Tympanic nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. (Tympanic nerve visible in upper right.) Latin nervus tympanicus Gray s … Wikipedia
Ganglion — The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130 201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome first used the word ganglion to denote a nerve complex. Ganglion still is used to refer to an aggregation of nerve cell bodies. Another use of the… … Medical dictionary
tympanic nerve — noun 1. : a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve arising from the petrosal ganglion and distributed to the walls of the tympanum of the ear where it takes part in forming a plexus called also Jacobson s nerve 2. : a branch of the facial nerve to… … Useful english dictionary
Otic ganglion — Nerve: Otic ganglion The otic ganglion and its branches. Mandibular division of trifacial nerve, seen f … Wikipedia
Inferior ganglion of vagus nerve — Nerve: Inferior ganglion of vagus nerve Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. ( Gang. nodosum visible at center.) Latin ganglion nodosum, ganglion inferius nervi vagi. Gray s … Wikipedia
intumescentia tympanica — [TA] tympanic enlargement: a pseudoganglion on the tympanic branch (nerve) of the glossopharyngeal nerve; called also ganglion tympanicum [TA alternative], tympanic ganglion, tympanic ganglion of Valentin, and Valentin pseudoganglion … Medical dictionary
enlargement — 1. An increase in size; an anatomic swelling, e., or prominence. 2. An intumescence or swelling. SYN: intumescentia [TA], intumescence (1). cervical e. [TA] a spindle shaped swelling of the spinal … Medical dictionary
