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genu of facial nerve — 1. genu nervi facialis. 2. geniculum nervi facialis … Medical dictionary
external genu of facial nerve — geniculum nervi facialis … Medical dictionary
geniculum — 1. [TA] A small genu or angular kneelike structure. 2. A knotlike structure. [L. dim. of genu, knee] g. canalis facialis [TA] SYN: g. of facial canal. g. of facial canal [TA] the bend i … Medical dictionary
geniculum — n. a sharp bend in an anatomical structure, such as the bend in the facial nerve in the medial wall of the middle ear … The new mediacal dictionary
Genu — The Latin word for the knee. When the knee is referred to in medicine, it is just called the knee. However, the word genu is also used in medicine as in: genu recurvatum (hyperextension of the knee), genu valgum (knock knee) and genu varum… … Medical dictionary
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canal — A duct or channel; a tubular structure. SEE ALSO: c., duct. SYN: canalis [TA]. [L. canalis] abdominal c. SYN: inguinal c.. accessory c. a channel leading from the root … Medical dictionary
nervus intermedius — nervus in·ter·me·di·us .int ər mēd ē əs n the branch of the facial nerve that contains sensory and parasympathetic fibers and that supplies the anterior tongue and parts of the palate and fauces called also glossopalatine nerve, nerve of Wrisberg … Medical dictionary
ganglion geniculi nervi facialis — [TA] the sensory ganglion of the facial nerve, situated on the geniculum of the facial nerve. Called also geniculate g. and g. geniculatum nervi facialis [TA alternative] … Medical dictionary
geniculate — 1. Bent like a knee. SYN: geniculated. 2. Referring to the geniculum of the facial nerve, denoting the ganglion there present. 3. Denoting the lateral or medial g. body. [L. geniculo, pp. atus, to bend the knee, fr. genu … Medical dictionary
