ganglion

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.

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[From Greek, cystlike tumor, nerve bundle.]

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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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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ganglion - an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons autonomic 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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Translations

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ganglion

ganglio

ganglion

[ˈgæŋglɪən] N (ganglia, ganglions (pl)) [ˈgæŋglɪə] → ganglio m

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ganglion

n pl <ganglia>

(Anat) → Ganglion nt; (Med) → Überbein nt, → Ganglion nt

(fig, of activity) → Zentrum nt

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ganglion

[ˈgæŋglɪən] n → ganglio

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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 m

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