spinal ganglion

noun

plural spinal ganglia

: a ganglion on the dorsal root of each spinal nerve that is one of a series of ganglia lodging cell bodies of sensory neurons : dorsal root ganglion

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

spinal ganglion

noun

: a ganglion on the dorsal root of each spinal nerve that is one of a series of ganglia containing cell bodies of sensory neurons : dorsal root ganglion