ganglion

Meaning

1. An encapsulated collection of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.
2. Any of certain masses of gray matter in the central nervous system, as the basal ganglia.
3. A centre of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.
4. A benign cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Ancient Greek γᾰγγλῐ́ον (gănglĭ́on)bor. English ganglion Borrowed from Ancient Greek γᾰγγλῐ́ον (gănglĭ́on, “encysted tumour on a tendon or aponeurosis”).

Related words

Descendant words

• ganglio(Finnish) (cog)

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