interganglionic branches of sympathetic trunk

in·ter·gan·gli·on·ic branches of sympathetic trunk

[TA]

the nerve strands interconnecting the ganglia of the sympathetic trunk; they consist of presynaptic sympathetic and visceral afferent fibers passing to higher or lower levels of the trunk.

Synonym(s): rami interganglionares trunci sympathici [TA]

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in·ter·gan·gli·on·ic branches of sym·pa·thet·ic trunk

(in'tĕr-gan'glē-on'ik branch'ĕz sim'pă-thet'ik trŭngk) [TA]

The nerve strands interconnecting the ganglia of the sympathetic trunk; they consist of presynaptic sympathetic and visceral afferent fibers passing to higher or lower levels of the trunk.

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