Medical Dictionary

Wrisberg's ganglion

noun Wris·berg's ganglion \ˈriz-ˌbərgz-, ˈvris-ˌberks-\

Medical Definition of WRISBERG'S GANGLION

:  a small ganglion that sometimes occurs in the superficial part of the cardiac plexus at the right side of the ligamentum arteriosum

Biographical Note for WRISBERG'S GANGLION

H. A. Wrisberg —see cartilage of wrisberg

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