Ehrenritter ganglion
su·pe·ri·or gan·gli·on of glos·so·pha·ryn·ge·al nerve
[TA]the upper, smaller, and less significant of two ganglia on the glossopharyngeal nerve as it traverses the jugular foramen; it is usually regarded as a detached part of the inferior ganglion.
Synonym(s): ganglion superius nervi glossopharyngei [TA], Ehrenritter ganglion, intracranial ganglion, jugular ganglion (1)
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Ehrenritter ganglion
(ār′ĕn-rit″ĕr) [Johann Ehrenritter, Austrian anatomist, d. 1790]
The superior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve.
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Ehrenritter,
Johann, Austrian anatomist, d. 1790.Ehrenritter ganglion - the upper and smaller of two ganglia on the glossopharyngeal nerve as it traverses the jugular foramen. Synonym(s): superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve
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