OTIC GANGLION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland

Synonyms:

otic ganglion; otoganglion

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("otic ganglion" is a kind of...):

autonomic ganglion (any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs)

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