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Paraganglion Uncommon

Origin: Greek prefix para-

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Definitions
Noun
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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

See Also
abdomen sympathetic trunk body cell paraganglioma ganglion paraganglionic chromaphil
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Rhyming Words
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