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sympathetic chain

either of two beadlike chains of ganglia of the sympathetic nervous system, one chain lying on each side of the spinal column.

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sphincter

sphincter

n. a ring-shaped muscle that partly or wholly closes a body orifice, such as the anal sphincters or the iris of the eye.