Ganglia

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ganglion \Gan"gli*on\, 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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     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}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     {Ganglion cell}, a nerve cell. See Illust. under {Bipolar}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ganglion
       n : an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection
           of cell bodies or neurons
       [also: {ganglia} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ganglia
       See {ganglion}