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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡæŋ.ɡli.ən/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

ganglia

nerve center

residual oil blob

nerve-ganglion

ganglions

nerve knot

knot

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Translations

ganglion

ganglio

Ganglion

ganglio

gangli

ganglion

zenuwknoop

gânglio

ganglio nervioso

γάγγλιο

caroço

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Gânglio nervoso

ganglionlu

lenfa bezi

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