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paraganglion

paraganglion noun: 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.

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

Forms of paraganglion

pluralparaganglia

Origin of paraganglion

From para- + ganglion.

Words formed from paraganglion

Words that rhyme with paraganglion

Questions about paraganglion

What does paraganglion mean?
Paraganglion means 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.
What part of speech is paraganglion?
Paraganglion is a noun.
What is the plural of paraganglion?
The plural of paraganglion is paraganglia.

Words near paraganglion in the dictionary

  1. paraganglia
  2. paraganglial
  3. paraganglioma
  4. paragangliomas
  5. paragangliomata
  6. paraganglion
  7. paraganglionic
  8. Paragas
  9. Paragases
  10. paragaster
  11. paragasters

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