"sympathetic trunk" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sympathetic trunks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sympathetic trunk (plural sympathetic trunks)
  1. (anatomy) A string of ganglia running down each side of the spinal cord throughout most of its length, containing cell bodies of neurons that belong to the sympathetic nervous system and that project axons to muscles and glands. Wikipedia link: sympathetic trunk Synonyms: sympathetic chain
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