nerve of the pterygoid canal

English

Noun

nerve of the pterygoid canal (plural nerves of the pterygoid canals)

1. (neuroanatomy) A nerve formed by the union of the greater petrosal and the deep petrosal nerves that passes forward through the pterygoid canal in the sphenoid bone and joins the pterygopalatine ganglion.

   Synonym: Vidian nerve

Translations

nerve

• French: nerf du canal ptérygoïdien

References

• “Vidian nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.