"paraganglion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paraganglia [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋɡliən Etymology: para- + ganglion Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|ganglion}} para- + ganglion Head templates: {{en-noun|paraganglia}} paraganglion (plural paraganglia)
  1. A chromaffin body; a small group of chromaphil cells in the abdomen, connected with the ganglia of the sympathetic trunk and the ganglia of the celiac, renal, adrenal, aortic and hypogastric plexuses Wikipedia link: paraganglion Related terms: paraganglial
    Sense id: en-paraganglion-en-noun-WK-~cGMC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with para-

Inflected forms

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