stellate ganglion

English

Noun

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

“stellate ganglion”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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