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ciliary ganglion

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Main Entry: ciliary ganglion
Function: noun
: a small autonomic ganglion on the nasociliary branch of the ophthalmic nerve receiving preganglionic fibers from theoculomotor nerve and sending postganglionic fibers to the ciliary muscle and to the sphincter pupillae called also lenticular ganglion
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ciliary ganglion n.
A small parasympathetic ganglion in the orbit behind the eye that receives preganglionic innervation through the oculomotor nerve and gives rise to the postganglionic fibers that innervate the ciliary and sphincter muscles of the pupil.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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