ciliary ganglion (English, noun)
expansion: ciliary ganglion (plural ciliary ganglia)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
neuroanatomy
neurology
neuroscience
sciences
glosses: A small autonomic ganglion on the nasociliary branch of the ophthalmic nerve receiving preganglionic fibers from the oculomotor nerve and sending postganglionic fibers to the ciliary muscle and to the iris sphincter.
Forms:
form: ciliary ganglia
tags: plural