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inferior ganglion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
in-fe-ri-or -gan-glion
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lower and larger of the two sensory ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve.

noun

The lower of the two ganglia of the vagus nerve that forms a swelling just beyond the exit of the nerve from the jugular foramen.

Inflected Forms

inferior ganglia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

superior ganglion

Synonyms

petrosal ganglion petrous ganglion inferior vagal ganglion nodose ganglion

Questions

What does inferior ganglion mean?
The lower and larger of the two sensory ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve.

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