01 n. A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve.
pl.
Ganglia, Ganglions ((#))
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1.
A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve.(Anat.)
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2.
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.(Med.) Also: weeping sinew
Phrases & compounds
Ganglion cell —
a nerve cell. See Illust. under Bipolar.