tympanic nerve
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tympanic nerve (plural tympanic nerves)
- (neuroanatomy) A branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve arising from the petrosal ganglion and entering the middle ear where it takes part in forming the tympanic plexus.
- Synonym: Jacobson nerve
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- “tympanic nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.