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submandibular ganglion

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Main Entry: submandibular ganglion
Function: noun
: an autonomic ganglion that is situated on the hyoglossus muscle above the deep part of the submandibular gland,receives preganglionic fibers from the facial nerve by way of the chorda tympani, and sends postganglionic fibers to the submandibular and sublingual glands called also submaxillary ganglion
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submandibular ganglion n.
A small parasympathetic ganglion suspended from the lingual nerve, with its postganglionic branches going to the submandibular and sublingual glands and its preganglionic fibers coming from the salivary nucleus. Also called submaxillary ganglion.

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