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ganglion definition

gan·glion (gaŋ′glē ən, -än′)

noun pl. ganglia -·glia (-ə) or ganglions -·gli·ons

  1. a mass of nerve cells serving as a center from which nerve impulses are transmitted
  2. a center of force, energy, activity, etc.
  3. a cystic tumor on a tendon sheath

Etymology: special use of LL ganglion, a swelling < Gr, tumor, prob. redupl. < IE base *gel-, to form into a ball > cling, clod

Related Forms:

  • ganglionic gan′·gli·on′ic (-än′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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