inferior cervical ganglion

English

Noun

inferior cervical ganglion (plural inferior cervical ganglia)

1. (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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頸下神經節／颈下神经节 (jǐngxiàshénjīngjié); 下頸神經節／下颈神经节 (xià jǐng shénjīngjié)

References

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