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1. (n.) ganglion
a concentrated mass of interconnected nerve cells.
2. ganglion
a cystic tumor formed on the sheath of a tendon.
3. ganglion
a center of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.
Etymology: (1675–85; < LL: a type of swelling < Gk gánglion a tumor under the skin, on or near a tendon)
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1. (noun) ganglion
an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
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1. (noun) Ganglion
a mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve
2. (noun) Ganglion
a node, or gland in the lymphatic system; as, a lymphatic ganglion
3. (noun) Ganglion
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
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