ganglion

Significado (Inglés)

1. An encapsulated collection of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.
2. Any of certain masses of gray matter in the central nervous system, as the basal ganglia.
3. A centre of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.
4. A benign cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule.

Conceptos

ganglio

ganglio nervioso

Sinónimos

ganglia

nerve center

residual oil blob

nerve-ganglion

ganglions

nerve knot

knot

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Traducciones

ganglion

ganglio

Ganglion

gangli

ganglion

zenuwknoop

gânglio

γάγγλιο

caroço

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Gânglio nervoso

ganglionlu

lenfa bezi

العقدة

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈɡæŋ.ɡli.ən/

Etimología (Inglés)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γᾰγγλῐ́ον (gănglĭ́on, “encysted tumour on a tendon or aponeurosis”).