- thyroid ganglion
- thyroid ganglion n a ganglion that is a variant of the middle cervical ganglion and is found in some dissections in close association with the inferior thyroid artery
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thyroid ganglion
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thyroid ganglion — noun : the middle of the three cervical ganglia of the sympathetic system of each side … Useful english dictionary
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cervical ganglion — n any of three sympathetic ganglia on each side of the neck: a) a ganglion at the top of the sympathetic chain that lies between the internal carotid artery and the second and third cervical vertebrae and that sends postganglionic fibers to the… … Medical dictionary
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Inferior thyroid artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria thyreoidea inferior GraySubject = 148 GrayPage = 581 Caption = Thyrocervical trunk and its branches, including inferior thyroid artery. Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck. Caption2 … Wikipedia
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