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Nerve to medial pterygoid muscle
Nervus pterygoideus medialis
- Related terms: Nerve to medial pterygoid
Definition
The nerve to medial pterygoid(Internal Pterygoid Nerve ; n. pterygoideus internus) is a slender branch, which enters the deep surface of the muscle; it gives off one or two filaments to the otic ganglion.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
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