inferior ganglion

inferior ganglion

noun

Definition of INFERIOR GANGLION

1

: the lower and larger of the two sensory ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve—called also petrosal ganglion, petrous ganglion; compare superior ganglion 1

2

: the lower of the two ganglia of the vagus nerve that forms a swelling just beyond the exit of the nerve from the jugular foramen—called also inferior vagal ganglion, nodose ganglion; compare superior ganglion 2