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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gan•gli•on /ˈgæŋgliən/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -gli•a /-gliə/USA pronunciation -gli•ons. - Anatomya concentrated mass of nerve cells connected to each other.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gan•gli•on (gang′glē ən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gli•a (-glē ə),USA pronunciation -gli•ons. - Anatomy
- a mass of nerve tissue existing outside the central nervous system.
- any of certain masses of gray matter in the brain, as the basal ganglia.
- Pathologya cyst or enlargement in connection with the sheath of a tendon, usually at the wrist.
- a center of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.
- Greek gánglion a tumor under the skin, on or near a tendon
- Late Latin: a type of swelling
- 1675–85
gan′gli•al, gan′gli•ar, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ganglion /ˈɡæŋɡlɪən/ n ( pl -glia / -ɡlɪə/, -glions)- an encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, usually located outside the brain and spinal cord
- any concentration of energy, activity, or strength
- a cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin: swelling, from Greek: cystic tumourˈganglial, ˈgangliar adj ˌgangliˈonic, ˈgangliˌated adj |