sublingual ganglion

sub·lin·gual gan·gli·on

[TA] a tiny parasympathetic ganglion occasionally found anterior to the submandibular ganglion, of which it is a displaced portion; its postsynaptic fibers are secretomotor to the sublingual gland. Synonym(s): ganglion sublinguale [TA]

sub·lin·gual gan·gli·on

(sŭb-linggwăl gangglē-ŏn) [TA] Tiny parasympathetic ganglion occasionally found anterior to the submandibular ganglion.