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Abstract
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.
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- Gasser's Ganglion
- Gasserian Ganglion
- Semilunar Ganglion
- Trigeminal Ganglia
- Ganglia, Trigeminal
- Ganglion, Gasser's
- Ganglion, Gasserian
- Ganglion, Semilunar
- Ganglion, Trigeminal
- Gasser Ganglion
- Gassers Ganglion
- Semilunar Ganglions
- Trigeminal Ganglias
- Trigeminal Ganglions
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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neopl: coord IM with CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)
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History Note
90(75); was SEMILUNAR GANGLION see under TRIGEMINAL NERVE 1963-89
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Trigeminal Ganglion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012668. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012668
- Trigeminal Ganglion. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigeminal_ganglion
- Trigeminal Ganglion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q776972