Ganglia

Ganglia
Ganglion Gan"gli*on, n.; pl. L. {Ganglia}, E. {Ganglions}. [L. ganglion a sort of swelling or excrescence, a tumor under the skin, Gr. ?: cf. F. ganglion.] 1. (Anat.) (a) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve. (b) A node, or gland in the lymphatic system; as, a lymphatic ganglion. [1913 Webster]

2. (Med.) 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}. [1913 Webster]

{Ganglion cell}, a nerve cell. See Illust. under {Bipolar}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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