stellate ganglion

== English == === Noun === stellate ganglion (plural stellate ganglia) (neuroanatomy) A composite ganglion formed by fusion of the inferior cervical ganglion and the first thoracic ganglion of the sympathetic chain of a vertebrate animal. === References === “stellate ganglion”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.