sympathetic trunk

noun

A string of ganglia running down each side of the spinal cord throughout most of its length, containing cell bodies of neurons that belong to the sympathetic nervous system and that project axons to muscles and glands.

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sympathetic chain
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Meanings

nounsympathetic trunk (plural sympathetic trunks)

plural sympathetic trunks

  1. anatomyA string of ganglia running down each side of the spinal cord throughout most of its length, containing cell bodies of neurons that belong to the sympathetic nervous system and that project axons to muscles and glands.

    Synonyms: sympathetic chain

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA string of ganglia running down each side of the spinal cord throughout most of its length, containing cell bodies of neurons that belong to the sympathetic nervous system and that project axons to muscles and glands.

Similar
sympathetic chain
Also see
sympathetic chain
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APA

sympathetic trunk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympathetic%20trunk

MLA

“sympathetic trunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympathetic%20trunk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sympathetic trunk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sympathetic%20trunk.

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