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ganglion

49 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. ganglion (noun)
  2. ganglion cell (noun)
  3. basal ganglion (noun)
  4. celiac ganglion (noun)
  5. cervical ganglion (noun)
  6. ciliary ganglion (noun)
  7. coccygeal ganglion (noun)
  8. collateral ganglion (noun)
  9. Corti's ganglion (noun)
  10. dorsal root ganglion (noun)
  11. gasserian ganglion (noun)
  12. geniculate ganglion (noun)
  13. inferior cervical ganglion (noun)
  14. inferior ganglion (noun)
  15. inferior mesenteric ganglion (noun)
  16. inferior vagal ganglion (noun)
  17. jugular ganglion (noun)
  18. lenticular ganglion (noun)
  19. lumbar ganglion (noun)
  20. Meckel's ganglion (noun)
  21. mesenteric ganglion (noun)
  22. middle cervical ganglion (noun)
  23. nodose ganglion (noun)
  24. ophthalmic ganglion (noun)
  25. otic ganglion (noun)
  26. petrosal ganglion (noun)
  27. petrous ganglion (noun)
  28. prevertebral ganglion (noun)
  29. pterygopalatine ganglion (noun)
  30. semilunar ganglion (noun)

gan·gli·on

noun \ˈgaŋ-glē-ən\
plural -glia \-glē-ə\ also gan·gli·ons

Definition of GANGLION

1
: a small cystic tumor (as on the back of the wrist) containing viscid fluid and connected either with a joint membrane or tendon sheath
2
a : a mass of nerve tissue containing cell bodies of neurons that is located outside the central nervous system and forms an enlargement upon a nerve or upon two or more nerves at their point of junction or separation b : a mass of gray matter within the brain or spinal cord : nucleus 2—see basal ganglion

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