Ganglion /(?)/
Gan·gli·on
Ganglion
n.
pl. Ganglia, Ganglions
- A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve. (Anat.)
- A globular, hard, indolent tumor, situated somewhere on a tendon, and commonly formed by the effusion of a viscid fluid into it; -- called also weeping sinew. (Med.)
Phrases & Compounds
- Ganglion cell
- a nerve cell. See Illust. under Bipolar.