ganglion

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈɡæŋɡli.ən/

Noun

ganglion (plural ganglions)

1. (neuroanatomy)
   1. An encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, located outside the brain and spinal cord.
   2. Any of certain masses of gray matter in the brain, as the basal ganglia.
2. (by extension) A centre of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.
3. (pathology) A cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule; a ganglion cyst.

Translations

• French: ganglion
• German: Ganglion
• Russian: га́нглий
• Spanish: ganglio

Translations

• German: Kopf

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