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lumbar ganglion

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Main Entry: lumbar ganglion
Function: noun
: any of the small ganglia of the lumbar part of the sympathetic nervous system
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lumbar ganglion n.
Any of four or more ganglions on either side of the greater psoas muscle, forming the abdominopelvic portion of the sympathetic trunk with the sacral and coccygeal ganglions.

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