See Also: nervus petrosus minor(medicine)
nervus petrosus major(medicine)
nervus petrosus profundus(medicine)
nervus occipitalis minor(medicine)
nervus splanchnicus minor(medicine)
sinus petrosus inferior(medicine)
sinus petrosus superior(medicine)
ramus petrosus arteriae meningeae mediae(medicine)
Minor(money)
minor(2)(dictionary)

recant (iou) and nervus petrosus minor (medicine)


recant (iou)



recant verb. M16.
[Latin recantare sing in answer, recall, revoke, formed as RE- + cantare CHANT verb, after Greek palinoidein.]
I.
verb trans. & intrans. Withdraw and renounce (a former statement, belief, etc.) as erroneous or heretical, esp. formally or publicly. M16.
b. verb trans. Renounce as wrong or repent (a course of life or conduct). L16-E18.
c. verb intrans. Refuse to fulfil a contract or agreement. rare. M17-M18.
verb trans. Withdraw or retract (a promise, vow, etc.). Now rare. L16.
b. Give up (a design or purpose). rare. M17.
verb refl. Make retraction (of). L16-M17.
II.
verb trans. Relate, tell again. Long obsolete exc. Scot. dial. E17.
recan'tation noun the action or an act of recanting M16.
recanter noun L16.

nervus petrosus minor (medicine)


nervus petrosus minor -->
lesser superficial petrosal nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The parasympathetic root of the otic ganglion, derived from the tympanic plexus; it leaves the tympanic cavity through the canal for the lesser petrosal nerve and passes within the cranium to the sphenopetrosal fissure, or to the foramen ovale, or to the petrosal foramen through which it descends to reach the otic ganglion; conveys presynaptic parasympathetic fibres from the glossopharyngeal nerve concerned with secretomotor innervation of the perotid gland.

Synonym: nervus petrosus minor, lesser petrosal nerve.