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ganglion

noun(gan-gli-on)

a small cystic tumor connected either with a joint membrane or tendon sheath

ganglion

noun(gan-gli-on)

a mass of nerve tissue containing cell bodies of neurons external to the brain or spinal cord; also : nucleus

ganglion

noun(gan-gli-on)

something likened to a nerve ganglion

ganglion

noun(gan-gli-on)

any of four deeply placed masses of gray matter (such as the amygdala) in each cerebral hemisphere —called also basal nucleus

ganglion

noun(gan-gli-on)

a ganglion on the dorsal root of each spinal nerve that is one of a series of ganglia lodging cell bodies of sensory neurons

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