GANGLION


Meaning of GANGLION in English

n.

Aggregate of nerve-cell bodies outside the central nervous system (CNS).

The spinal ganglion contains the nerve-cell bodies of the nerve fibres that carry impulses toward the CNS (afferent neurons in dorsal root ganglia) or away from it (efferent neurons in ventral root ganglia).

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.