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lat·er·al horn [TA] the small lateral gray column of the spinal cord as appearing in transverse section containing the intermediolateral cell column. See also: gray columns. Synonym(s): cornu laterale [TA]lateral hornA column of neuron cell bodies and unmyelinated cell processes (ie, gray matter) running through the lateral quadrant of spinal cord segments C8–L2 In stained cross-sections of spinal cord, the lateral horns form a small bulge of gray matter between the dorsal and ventral horns. The lateral horns contain the preganglionic cell bodies of the sympathetic nervous system. Synonym: intermediolateral horn; intermediolateral cell column; zona intermedia See: spinal cordSee also: horn |