inferior ganglion

noun

1

: the lower and larger of the two sensory ganglia of the glossopharyngeal nerve

called also petrosal ganglion, petrous ganglion

compare superior ganglion sense 1

2

: the lower of the two ganglia of the vagus nerve that forms a swelling just beyond the exit of the nerve from the jugular foramen

called also inferior vagal ganglion, nodose ganglion

compare superior ganglion sense 2