ganglion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ganglion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ganglion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ganglion n an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ganglion \Gan"glion\, n.; pl. L. {Ganglia}, E. {Ganglions}. [L. ganglion* a sort of swelling or excrescence, a tumor under the skin, Gr. [?]: cf. F. ganglion.] 1. (Anat.) (a) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve. (b) A node, or gland in the lymphatic system; as, a lymphatic ganglion. 2. (Med.) 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}. {Ganglion cell}, a nerve cell. See Illust. under {Bipolar}.