'Ganglion' definitions:
Definition of 'ganglion'
From: WordNet
noun
An encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
Definition of 'Ganglion'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'ganglion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afferent neuron,
- autonomic nervous system,
- axon,
- brain,
- center of activity,
- central nervous system,
- cerebral cortex,
- craniosacral nervous system,
- dendrite,
- effector organ,
- efferent neuron,
- gray matter,
- internuncial neuron,
- medullary sheath,
- nerve,
- nerve center,
- nerve trunk,
- nervous system,
- neuron,
- peripheral nervous system,
- plexus,
- sensorium,
- sensory area,
- sensory cell,
- solar plexus,
- spinal cord,
- synapse,
- thoracolumbar nervous system,
- vital center,
- white matter