[ˈɡaŋɡlɪən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fibre

- an abnormal benign swelling on a tendon sheath


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek ganglion ‘tumour on or near sinews or tendons’, to which the ancient Greek physician Galen compared complex nerve centres