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Meaning of lesser petrosal nerve | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The continuation of the tympanic nerve beyond the inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve that passes into the cranial cavity through the petrous part of the temporal bone and out again to terminate in the otic ganglion which it supplies with preganglionic parasympathetic fibers.

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Lesser Poland Lesser Poland Province Lesser Poland Voivodeship lesser prairie chicken lesser redpoll lesser rhea

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