About The Word Ganglion
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Ganglion
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What's The Definition Of Ganglion?
[n] an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
Synonyms | Synonyms for Ganglion: Related Terms | Find terms related to Ganglion: afferent neuron | autonomic nervous system | axon | brain | center of activity | central nervous system | cerebral cortex | craniosacral nervous system | dendrite | effector organ | efferent neuron | gray matter | internuncial neuron | medullary sheath | nerve | nerve center | nerve trunk | nervous system | neuron | peripheral nervous system | plexus | sensorium | sensory area | sensory cell | solar plexus | spinal cord | synapse | thoracolumbar nervous system | vital center | white matter See Also | autonomic ganglion | basal ganglion | nervous system | neural structure | systema nervosum Ganglion In Webster's Dictionary \Gan"gli*on\, n.; pl. L. {Ganglia}, E. {Ganglions}. [L.
ganglion a sort of swelling or excrescence, a tumor under the
skin, Gr. ?: cf. F. ganglion.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve
cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of
a nerve.
(b) A node, or gland in the lymphatic system; as, a
lymphatic ganglion.
2. (Med.) A globular, hard, indolent tumor, situated
somewhere on a tendon, and commonly formed by the effusion
of a viscid fluid into it; -- called also {weeping sinew}.
{Ganglion cell}, a nerve cell. See Illust. under {Bipolar}.
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