ganglion (redirected from geniculate ganglion)

gan·gli·on  (gnggl-n)

n. pl. gan·gli·a (-gl-) or gan·gli·ons

1. Anatomy A group of nerve cells forming a nerve center, especially one located outside the brain or spinal cord.

2. A center of power, activity, or energy.

3. Pathology A benign cystic lesion resembling a tumor, occurring in a tendon sheath or joint capsule.

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[From Greek, cystlike tumor, nerve bundle.]

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gangli·onic (-nk) adj.

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ganglion [ˈgæŋglɪən]

n pl -glia [-glɪə], -glions

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Medicine / Pathology) a cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule

[from Late Latin: swelling, from Greek: cystic tumour]

ganglial , gangliar adj

ganglionic , gangliated adj

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ganglion  (gnggl-n)

Plural ganglia

A compact group of neurons enclosed by connective tissue and 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, where they regulate the functioning of the body's organs and glands as part of the autonomic nervous system.

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

Translations

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

ganglion

n pl <ganglia>

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

(fig, of activity) → Zentrum nt

ganglion [ˈgæŋglɪən] n → ganglio

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ganglion [ˈgæŋglɪən] n → ganglio