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spinal ganglion

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

Origin:
1855–60
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spinal ganglion  
n.  Any of the sensory ganglia situated on the dorsal root of each spinal nerve.
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Main Entry: spinal ganglion
Function: noun
: a ganglion on the dorsal root of each spinal nerve that is one of a series of ganglia containing cell bodies of sensoryneurons called also dorsal root ganglion
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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spinal ganglion n.
The ganglion of the posterior root of each spinal segmental nerve, containing the cell bodies of the unipolar primary sensory neurons. Also called dorsal root ganglion.

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