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geniculate ganglion

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Main Entry: geniculate ganglion
Function: noun
: a small reddish ganglion consisting of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells located at the sharp backward bend of thefacial nerve
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geniculate ganglion n.
A ganglion of the intermediate nerve located within the facial canal and containing sensory neurons that innervate taste buds on the front two-thirds of the tongue.

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