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submandibular ganglion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
sub-mandibu-lar -gan-glion
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

submandibular ganglia (plural)

Synonyms

submaxillary ganglion

Questions

What does submandibular ganglion mean?
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.

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