Preferred Name

geniculate ganglionitis

Synonyms

geniculate ganglionitis

geniculate ganglion inflammation

inflammation of geniculate ganglion

Definitions

Diseases of the facial nerve or nuclei. Pontine disorders may affect the facial nuclei or nerve fascicle. The nerve may be involved intracranially, along its course through the petrous portion of the temporal bone, or along its extracranial course. Clinical manifestations include facial muscle weakness, loss of taste from the anterior tongue, hyperacusis, and decreased lacrimation.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0001873

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geniculate ganglionitis

geniculate ganglion inflammation

inflammation of geniculate ganglion

label

geniculate ganglionitis

prefixIRI

MONDO:0001873

prefLabel

geniculate ganglionitis

textual definition

Diseases of the facial nerve or nuclei. Pontine disorders may affect the facial nuclei or nerve fascicle. The nerve may be involved intracranially, along its course through the petrous portion of the temporal bone, or along its extracranial course. Clinical manifestations include facial muscle weakness, loss of taste from the anterior tongue, hyperacusis, and decreased lacrimation.

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0002098

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0021260

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0021166

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