Ganglion Definition

găngglē-ən
ganglia, ganglions
noun
A mass of nerve cells serving as a center from which nerve impulses are transmitted.
Webster's New World
A center of force, energy, activity, etc.
Webster's New World
A cystic tumor on a tendon sheath.
Webster's New World
(neuroanatomy)
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Ganglion

Noun

Singular:
ganglion
Plural:
ganglia, ganglions

Origin of Ganglion

  • From Ancient Greek γάγγλιον (ganglion, “encysted tumour on a tendon, anything gathered into a ball”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Greek cystlike tumor, nerve bundle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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