Medical Dictionary

trigeminal ganglion

noun

Medical Definition of TRIGEMINAL GANGLION

:  the large flattened sensory root ganglion of the trigeminal nerve that lies within the skull and behind the orbit—called also gasserian ganglion, semilunar ganglion

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