ganglion
/ˈɡæŋɡli.ən/ · noun
Meaning
- An encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, located outside the brain and spinal cord.
- Any of certain masses of gray matter in the brain, as the basal ganglia.
- (by extension) A centre of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.
- A cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule; a ganglion cyst.
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