gasserin ganglion?

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2006-08-26 10:25:40 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine

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"Gas*se"ri*an (?), a. Relating to Casserio (L. Gasserius), the discover of the Gasserian ganglion. Gasserian ganglion (Anat.), a large ganglion, at the root of the trigeminal, or fifth cranial, nerve. "

2006-08-26 10:29:38 · answer #1 · answered by maegical 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

spelled "gasserian ganglion" aka "trigeminal ganglion".
Trigeminal refers to the 5th cranial nerve arising from the pons in the brain. Ganglions (ganglia) are a mass of nervous tissue made up mostly of neuron cell bodies & lie outside the brain or spinal cord

2006-08-26 17:36:47 · answer #2 · answered by Midget 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋