Medical Dictionary
ciliary ganglion
noun
Medical Definition of CILIARY GANGLION
: 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 sphincter pupillae—called also lenticular ganglion
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