Preferred Name |
Geniculate Ganglion |
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Synonyms |
Genicular Ganglion Genicular Ganglia Geniculate Ganglion Facial Nerve Ganglion |
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Definitions |
A cluster of cranial nerve VII cell bodies located within the petrous temporal bone at the facial genu; it contains sensory nerve cell bodies for taste (from chorda tympani) and external ear sensation (from sensory auricular branch). |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12721 |
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code |
C12721 |
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DEFINITION |
A cluster of cranial nerve VII cell bodies located within the petrous temporal bone at the facial genu; it contains sensory nerve cell bodies for taste (from chorda tympani) and external ear sensation (from sensory auricular branch). |
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Display_Name |
Geniculate Ganglion |
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FULL_SYN |
Genicular Ganglion Genicular Ganglia Geniculate Ganglion Facial Nerve Ganglion |
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label |
Geniculate Ganglion |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Geniculate_Ganglion |
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Preferred_Name |
Geniculate Ganglion |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12721 |
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Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0017406 |
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subClassOf |