- collateral ganglion
- collateral ganglion n any of several autonomic ganglia (as the celiac ganglion) not in the sympathetic chain called also prevertebral ganglion
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collateral ganglion
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collateral ganglion — noun : any of several autonomic ganglia not in the sympathetic chain (as the coeliac ganglion) … Useful english dictionary
prevertebral ganglion — n COLLATERAL GANGLION … Medical dictionary
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coeliac ganglion — noun : either of a pair of collateral sympathetic ganglia, the largest of the autonomic system, lying one on each side of the coeliac artery near the suprarenal gland … Useful english dictionary
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