spinal ganglion

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noun

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

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Origin of spinal ganglion

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby spinal ganglion

spinal cord, spinal curvature, spinal decompression, spinal fluid, spinal fusion, spinal ganglion, spinal headache, spinal marrow, spinal meningitis, spinal muscle of head, spinal muscle of neck

How to use spinal ganglion in a sentence

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Medical definitions for spinal ganglion

spinal ganglion

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