paraganglion

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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

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Meanings

nounparaganglion (plural paraganglia)

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

Origin

From para- + ganglion.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with paraganglion

ganglioninterganglionneuroganglionpseudoganglion
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APA

paraganglion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraganglion

MLA

“paraganglion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraganglion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paraganglion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraganglion.

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