Meaning of GANGLION
| Pronunciation: | | 'ganggleeun
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons |
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| | See Also: | | autonomic ganglion, basal ganglion, nervous system, neural structure, systema nervosum | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a cluster of nerve cells. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - Any mass or knot found within the body.
- A mass or knot of nerve cells which may be located inside or outside of the brain or spinal cord.
- A type of benign (non cancerous) cystlike tumor which can arise in the tendons of the wrist or base of the foot. It is long and fibrous with clear liquid at the center.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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