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Preferred term

Trigeminal Ganglion  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The semilunar-shaped ganglion containing the cells of origin of most of the sensory fibers of the trigeminal nerve. It is situated within the dural cleft on the cerebral surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone and gives off the ophthalmic, maxillary, and part of the mandibular nerves.

Synonym(s)

  • Gasserian Ganglion
  • Gasser's Ganglion
  • Semilunar Ganglion
  • Trigeminal Ganglia

In other languages

  • French

  • Ganglion de Gasser
  • Ganglion semi-lunaire du nerf trijumeau
  • Ganglion semilunaire du trijumeau
  • Ganglions trigéminaux

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Q6QJZ72C-3

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