vertebral ganglion

noun

: any of a group of sympathetic ganglia which form two chains extending from the base of the skull to the coccyx along the sides of the spinal column compare sympathetic chain

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“Vertebral ganglion.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/vertebral%20ganglion. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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