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
Derived forms
ganglial (ˈganglial) or gangliar (ˈgangliar)
adjective
ganglionic (ˌgangliˈonic) or ganglionated (ˈganglionˌated) or gangliate (ˈgangliate) or gangliated (ˈgangliˌated)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Late Latin: swelling, from Greek: cystic tumour
Examples of 'ganglionated' in a sentence
ganglionated
Ten biopsies each from ganglionated and aganglionated segments served as positive and negative controls.
Lokendra Yadav, Usha Kini, Kanishka Das, Suravi Mohanty, Divya Puttegowda 2014, 'Calretinin immunohistochemistry versus improvised rapid Acetylcholinesterase histochemistryin the evaluation of colorectal biopsies for Hirschsprung disease', Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiologyhttp://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2014;volume=57;issue=3;spage=369;epage=375;aulast=Yadav. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)