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Definitions for Ganglion
[1] 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.
[2] Pathology . a cyst or enlargement in connection with the sheath of a tendon, usually at the wrist.
[3] a center of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.
[4] an encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, usually located outside the brain and spinal cord
[5] any concentration of energy, activity, or strength
[6] a cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule
Words related to Ganglion
headquarters, hotbed, core, focus, heart, hub, HQ, epicenter, switchboard
Words nearby Ganglion
gangliocyte, gangliocytoma, ganglioglioma, gangliolysis, ganglioma, ganglion, ganglion cell, ganglion impar, ganglion of autonomic plexuses, ganglion of sympathetic trunk, ganglionated
Origin of Ganglion
1675–85; < Late Latin: a type of swelling < Greek gánglion a tumor under the skin, on or near a tendon
Other words from Ganglion
gan·gli·al , gan·gli·ar , adjective
gan′ gli•al adj.
Word origin for Ganglion
C17: from Late Latin: swelling, from Greek: cystic tumour
Synonyms for Ganglion
command post, focal point, headquarters, hotbed, HQ, control center, core, epicenter, esoteric reality, focus, heart, hub, inner reality, intrinsic reality, switchboard, vital center, vital principle