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ganglia
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Gan·gli·on n.; pl. L. Ganglia E. Ganglions
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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ganglion
n : an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection
of cell bodies or neurons
[also: ganglia (pl)]