Sympathetic root of ciliary ganglion
Radix sympathica ganglii ciliaris
Definition
The third root of the ciliary ganglion, the sympathetic root, is a slender filament from the cavernous plexus of the sympathetic; it is frequently blended with the long root.
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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