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noun

Ganglion n. (pl. L. ganglia, E. ganglions)

(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.

(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.

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Etymology of 'Ganglion'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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