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ganglion

[ gang-glee-uhn ]

noun

, plural gan·gli·a [gang, -glee-, uh], gan·gli·ons.
  1. Anatomy.
    1. a mass of nerve tissue existing outside the central nervous system.
    2. any of certain masses of gray matter in the brain, as the basal ganglia.
  2. Pathology. a cyst or enlargement in connection with the sheath of a tendon, usually at the wrist.
  3. a center of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.


ganglion

/ ˈɡæŋɡlɪən /

noun

  1. an encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, usually located outside the brain and spinal cord
  2. any concentration of energy, activity, or strength
  3. a cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


ganglion

/ găngglē-ən /

, Plural ganglia

  1. 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.


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Derived Forms

  • ˌgangliˈonic, adjective
  • ˈganglial, adjective
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Other Words From

  • gangli·al gangli·ar adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ganglion1

1675–85; < Late Latin: a type of swelling < Greek gánglion a tumor under the skin, on or near a tendon
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ganglion1

C17: from Late Latin: swelling, from Greek: cystic tumour
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Example Sentences

The team targeted ganglion cells, the nexus between the eyes and the brain.

These signals are passed through a neural network to the eye-brain liaison, ganglion cells.

The ganglion cells fire messages to visual centers in the brain.

The remaining bipolar cells and ganglion cells stick around longer, making those cells prime targets for optogenetic therapy.

They process visual information and pass signals on to ganglion cells in the third layer.

There must therefore be an isolated ganglion in front and two ganglia, close to each other, about two-fifths of an inch back.

Do they actually wound with their dirks the ganglion whose influence is to be done away with?

Do they confine themselves to lodging their drop of poison on the ganglion, or at all events in its immediate neighbourhood?

A cinder enters the eye, the report reaches a ganglion, a motor impulse is sent forth, and the eyelid closes.

A single ganglion represents the nervous system, placed between the two apertures.

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