Tiedemann nerve

Tie·de·mann nerve

(tē'dĕ-mahn), a sympathetic nerve accompanying the central artery of the retina in the optic nerve.

Tiedemann,

Friedrich, German anatomist, 1781-1861. Tiedemann gland - one of two mucoid-secreting tubuloalveolar glands on either side of the lower part of the vagina. Synonym(s): greater vestibular glandTiedemann nerve - a sympathetic nerve accompanying the central artery of the retina in the optic nerve.Tiedemann rongeur