ganglia

(Engels)

plural of ganglion (“clusters of nerves”)

ganglion

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.

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/ˈɡæŋɡ.li.ə/

Synoniemen

ganglion

nerve knot

nerve-ganglion

Vertalingen

ganglios

gânglio

عقد عصبية

Ganglia

ganglion nerveux

gangli

zwój nerwowy

Ganglion

Nervenknoten