- radix parasympathica ganglii otici
- TA alternative for nervus petrosus minor. NOTE: when considering the ganglia of the pars parasympathica, this is the preferred term in the official nomenclature.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
radix parasympathica ganglii otici
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radix — 1. SYN: root (1). 2. SYN: root of tooth. 3. The hypothetical size of the birth cohort in a life table, commonly 1,000 or 100,000. [L.] r. accessoria [TA] SYN: accessory root of tooth. r. anterior nervi … Medical dictionary
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nervus petrosus minor — [TA] lesser petrosal nerve: origin, tympanic plexus; distribution, parotid gland via otic ganglion and auriculotemporal nerve; modality, parasympathetic. Called also radix parasympathica ganglii otici [TA alternative]. NOTE: radix is the term… … Medical dictionary
root — 1. The primary or beginning portion of any part, as of a nerve at its origin from the brainstem or spinal cord. SYN: radix (1) [TA]. 2. SYN: r. of tooth. 3. The descending underground … Medical dictionary
