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- Ganglion - n. - A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve.
- Ganglion - n. - A node, or gland in the lymphatic system; as, a lymphatic ganglion.
- Ganglion - n. - 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.
- Ganglionary - a. - Ganglionic.
- Ganglionic - a. - Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, ganglia or ganglion cells; as, a ganglionic artery; the ganglionic columns of the spinal cord.
- Ganglions - pl. - of Ganglion
- Brain - n. - The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates.
- Purkinje's cells - - Large ganglion cells forming a layer near the surface of the cerebellum.
- Stomatogastric - a. - Of or pertaining to the mouth and the stomach; as, the stomatogastric ganglion of certain Mollusca.
- Pericellular - a. - Surrounding a cell; as, the pericellular lymph spaces surrounding ganglion cells.
- Supra-esophageal - a. - Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as, the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea.
- Ganglionic - a. - Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, ganglia or ganglion cells; as, a ganglionic artery; the ganglionic columns of the spinal cord.