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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