parasympathetic root of ciliary ganglion

par·a·sym·pa·thet·ic root of cil·i·ar·y gan·gli·on

[TA] a branch of the oculomotor nerve supplying parasympathetic preganglionic nerve fibers to the ciliary ganglion. Synonym(s): radix parasympathica ganglii ciliaris [TA], oculomotor root of ciliary ganglion ☆ , radix nervi oculomotorii ad ganglion ciliare ☆ , radix oculomotoria ganglii ciliaris ☆ , branch of oculomotor nerve to ciliary ganglion, motor root of ciliary ganglion, radix brevis ganglii ciliaris, short root of ciliary ganglion