GANGLION


Meaning of GANGLION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgaŋ-glē-ən ]

noun

( plural gan·glia -glē-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 ˈgaŋ-glē-ə-ˌnā-təd adjective

• gan·gli·on·ic ˌgaŋ-glē-ˈä-nik adjective

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