gan·gli·on 
(găngglē-ən)
(găngglē-ən)n. pl. gan·gli·a (-glē-ə) or gan·gli·ons
1. A group of nerve cells forming a nerve center, especially one located outside the brain or spinal cord.
2. Medicine A benign cystic lesion resembling a tumor, occurring in a tendon sheath or joint capsule.
3. A center of power, activity, or energy.
[From Greek, cystlike tumor, nerve bundle.]
gan′gli·onic (-ŏnĭk) adj.
- diktat
- Dilantin
- dilapidate
- dilapidated
- dilapidation
- dilatability
- dilatable
- dilatably
- dilatancy
- dilatant
- dilatation
- dilatational
- dilatator
- dilate
- dilation
- dilation and curettage
- dilation and evacuation
- dilation and extraction
- dilative
- dilatometer
- dilatometric
- dilatometry
- dilator
- dilatorily
- dilatoriness