inferior cervical ganglion
English
Noun
inferior cervical ganglion (plural inferior cervical ganglia)
- (neuroanatomy) A ganglion that is located between the base of the transverse process of the seventh cervical vertebra and the fifth rib and is usually partly or completely fused with the first thoracic ganglion to form the stellate ganglion.
- Coordinate terms: superior cervical ganglion, middle cervical ganglion
Translations
sympathetic ganglion
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References
- “cervical ganglion”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary