autonomic ganglion

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1. any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs (noun.body)

hypernym	:	ganglion,
definition	:	an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons (noun.body)

hyponym	:	otic ganglion, otoganglion,
definition	:	an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland (noun.body)

part meronym	:	ans, autonomic nervous system,
definition	:	the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands (noun.body)