n.
Pronunciation: ' ga ŋ -gl ē - ə n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -glia \ -gl ē - ə \ also -gli · ons
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek
Date: circa 1681
1 : a small cystic tumor connected either with a joint membrane or tendon sheath
2 a : a mass of nerve tissue containing cell bodies of neurons external to the brain or spinal cord also : NUCLEUS 2B b : something likened to a nerve ganglion <a ganglion of cables and wires>
– gan · gli · on · at · ed \ ' ga ŋ -gl ē - ə - ˌ n ā -t ə d \ adjective
– gan · gli · on · ic \ ˌ ga ŋ -gl ē - ' ä-nik \ adjective