Ganglion that has dendrites that form a junction between autonomic nerves originating from the central nervous system and autonomic nerves innervating their target organs in the periphery. There are two subtypes, sympathetic ganglion and parasympathetic ganglion.
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autonomic nervous system ganglion; ganglion of autonomic nervous system; ganglion of visceral nervous system; visceral nervous system ganglion