cervical ganglion

English

Noun

cervical ganglion (plural cervical ganglia)

1. (neuroanatomy) Any of three sympathetic ganglia on each side of the neck.

   Meronyms: superior cervical ganglion, middle cervical ganglion, inferior cervical ganglion

   Coordinate terms: thoracic ganglion, lumbar ganglion, sacral ganglion, ganglion impar

Translations

sympathetic ganglion

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頸神經節 / 颈神经节 (jǐng shénjīngjié)

References

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