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gan·gli·on
(găng′glē-ən)n. pl. gan·gli·a (-glē-ə) or gan·gli·ons
1. A group of nerve cells forming a nerve center, especially one located outside the brain or spinal cord.
2. Medicine A benign cystic lesion resembling a tumor, occurring in a tendon sheath or joint capsule.
3. A center of power, activity, or energy.
[From Greek, cystlike tumor, nerve bundle.]
gan′gli·on′ic (-ŏn′ĭk) adj.
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ganglion
(ˈɡæŋɡlɪən)n, pl -glia (-ɡlɪə) or -glions
1. (Anatomy) an encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, usually located outside the brain and spinal cord
2. any concentration of energy, activity, or strength
3. (Pathology) a cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule
[C17: from Late Latin: swelling, from Greek: cystic tumour]
ˈganglial, ˈgangliar adj
ˌgangliˈonic, ˈganglionˌated, ˈgangliˌate, ˈgangliˌated adj
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gan•gli•on
(ˈgæŋ gli ən)n., pl. -gli•a (-gli ə)
-gli•ons.
1. a concentrated mass of interconnected nerve cells.
2. a cystic tumor formed on the sheath of a tendon.
3. a center of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.
[1675–85; < Late Latin: a type of swelling < Greek gánglion a tumor under the skin, on or near a tendon]
gan′gli•al, gan′gli•ar, adj.
gan`gli•on′ic (-ˈɒn ɪk) adj.
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gan·gli·on
(găng′glē-ən) Plural ganglia
A compact group of nerve cells having a specific function. In invertebrate animals, pairs of ganglia occur at intervals along the axis of the body, with the forwardmost pair functioning like a brain. In vertebrates, ganglia are usually located outside the brain or spinal cord and control the functioning of the body's internal organs.
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ganglion
A mass of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system.
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| Noun | 1. |  ganglion - an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neuronsautonomic ganglion - any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs nervous system, systema nervosum - the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous system basal ganglion - any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement |
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gan·gli·on
n. ganglio.
1. masa de tejido nervioso en forma de nudo;
2. quiste en un tendón o en una aponeurosis, que se observa a veces en la muñeca, en el talón o en la rodilla;
___ -a, basal → ___ -s basales;
___, carotid → ___ carotídeo;
___, celiac → ___ celíaco.
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ganglion
n (pl -glia) (neuro) ganglio; — cyst ganglión mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.