GANGLION

Ganglion

In anatomy, a ganglion is a biological tissue mass, most commonly a mass of nerve cell bodies. Cells found in a ganglion are called ganglion cells, though this term is also sometimes used to refer specifically to retinal ganglion cells.

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ganglion

Noun

  1. An encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, located outside the brain and spinal cord.
  2. Any of certain masses of gray matter in the brain, as the basal ganglia.
  3. A centre of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.
  1. A cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule.


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