Ganglion

What do we mean by ganglion?

A group of nerve cells forming a nerve center, especially one located outside the brain or spinal cord. noun

A benign cystic lesion resembling a tumor, occurring in a tendon sheath or joint capsule. noun

A center of power, activity, or energy. noun

An enlargement in the course of a nerve, containing or consisting of a collection of ganglion-cells; any assembly of ganglion-cells. noun

A knot or enlargement on a lymphatic; a lymphatic gland. See cut under lymphatic.— noun

In pathology: noun

An encysted enlargement in connection with the sheath of a tendon: called simple ganglion. noun

Inflammation, with effusion into one or more sheaths of tendons: called diffuse ganglion. noun

An enlarged bursa. noun

In botany, the mycelium of certain fungals. noun

The superior ganglion, or ganglion of the root of the pneumogastric nerve, in its passage through the jugular foramen. noun

The lower ganglion, or ganglion of the trunk. Also vagus ganglion. noun

Same as Gasserian ganglion. noun

In cephalopods, same as stellate ganglion . noun

In cephalopods, a large flat ganglion lying on the inner surface of the mouth, in front of the gill. noun

A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve. noun

A node, or gland in the lymphatic system. noun

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. noun

A nerve cell. See Illust. under Bipolar. noun

An encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, located outside the brain and spinal cord.

Any of certain masses of gray matter in the brain, as the basal ganglia.

(by extension) A centre of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.

A cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule; a ganglion cyst.

Words that are spelled similarly to ganglion:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word ganglion:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe ganglion:
cervical, superior, ciliary, gasserian, dorsal, sympathetic, trigeminal, stellate, otic, inferior, spinal, cerebral, spiral, sphenopalatine, abdominal, thoracic, mesenteric, pterygopalatine, celiac, posterior, submandibular, sensory, middle, optic, nodose, subesophageal, vestibular, submaxillary, visceral, suboesophageal, left, oesophageal, right, palatine, geniculate, autonomic, lumbar, cardiac, frontal, coeliac, ophthalmic, basal, stomatogastric, petrosal, parasympathetic, cephalic, lenticular, pleural, buccal, petrous, terminal, supraesophageal, supraoesophageal, nervous, acoustic, corresponding, peripheral, prothoracic, cranial, ventral, lateral, rat, nerve, anterior, sixth, isolated, segmental, parietal, pelvic, cesophageal, semilunar, cervicothoracic, intraosseous, retinal, sacral, habenular, subcesophageal, supracesophageal, facial, hypocerebral, vagus, mammalian, hypogastric, mesothoracic, aorticorenal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective ganglion:
cells, blocking, cell, neurosis.

Words that sound like ganglion:
ganglion, ganglia, gagliano, ganglionic, galilean, galleon, gangland, gang green, anglian, gallian, galyean, gag line, ganelon, gangrene, gangly, gallium, gangreen, gamelan, gangling, ghanian, gang gang, galeon, gamelin, gunga din, googly eye.