Medical Definition of Ramus communicans cum chorda tympani
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Terminal branch of chorda tympani joining the lingual nerve in the infratemporal fossa; conveys sensory fibres for taste from anterior two-thirds of tongue and presynaptic parasympathetic fibres destined for submandibular ganglion for innervation of submandibular and sublingual salivary glands.
Synonym: ramus communicans cum chorda tympani.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ramus Communicans Cum Chorda Tympani
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