paraganglion
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -æŋɡliən
Noun edit
paraganglion (plural paraganglia)
- 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