stellate ganglion
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English
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Noun
[edit]stellate ganglion (plural stellate ganglia)
- (neuroanatomy) A composite ganglion formed by fusion of the inferior cervical ganglion and the first thoracic ganglion of the sympathetic chain of a vertebrate animal.
References
[edit]- “stellate ganglion”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.