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paraganglia

paraganglia is the plural of paraganglion.

Meaning of paraganglion

Noun

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

Questions about paraganglia

What is paraganglia the plural of?
Paraganglia is the plural of paraganglion.

Words near paraganglia in the dictionary

  1. Parag
  2. paragade
  3. paragalactan
  4. Paragamian
  5. paragammacism
  6. paraganglia
  7. paraganglial
  8. paraganglioma
  9. paragangliomas
  10. paragangliomata
  11. paraganglion

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