spinal ganglion

noun

a ganglion on the dorsal root of each spinal nerve, containing the cell bodies of sensory nerves.

Origin of spinal ganglion

First recorded in 1855–60

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spinal ganglion in Medicine

spinal ganglion

n.

The ganglion of the posterior root of each spinal segmental nerve, containing the cell bodies of the unipolar primary sensory neurons.dorsal root ganglion

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