Definition of ganglion

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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..

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Ganglionary :: Ganglionary (a.) Ganglionic.
Coenesthesis :: Coenesthesis (n.) Common sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished from the special sensations which are located in, or ascribed to, separate organs, as the eye and ear. It is supposed to depend on the ganglionic system..
Periganglionic :: Periganglionic (a.) Surrounding a ganglion; as, the periganglionic glands of the frog..
Supra-ethmoid :: Supra-esophageal (a.) Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as, the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea..
Stomatoplastic :: Stomatogastric (a.) Of or pertaining to the mouth and the stomach; as, the stomatogastric ganglion of certain Mollusca..
Multipolar :: Multipolar (a.) Having many poles; -- applied especially to those ganglionic nerve cells which have several radiating processes.
Ganglioform :: Ganglioform (a.) Having the form of a ganglion.
Interganglionic :: Interganglionic (a.) Between and uniting the nervous ganglions; as, interganglionic cords..
Ganglial :: Ganglial (a.) Relating to a ganglion; ganglionic.
Pedal :: Pedal (a.) Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or figuratively; specifically (Zool.), pertaining to the foot of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion..
Pericellular :: Pericellular (a.) Surrounding a cell; as, the pericellular lymph spaces surrounding ganglion cells..
Ganglionic :: Ganglionic (a.) Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, ganglia or ganglion cells; as, a ganglionic artery; the ganglionic columns of the spinal cord..
Unipolar :: Unipolar (a.) Having but one pole or process; -- applied to those ganglionic nerve cells which have but one radiating process; -- opposed to multipolar.
Ganglions :: Ganglions (pl. ) of Ganglio.
Aganglionic :: Aganglionic (a.) Without ganglia.
Brain :: Brain (n.) The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates.
Intercarotid :: Intercarotid (a.) Situated between the external and internal carotid arteries; as, an intercarotid ganglion..
Archiannelida :: Archiannelida (n. pl.) A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions.
Ganglion :: Ganglion (n.) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve..
Gasserian :: Gasserian (a.) Relating to Casserio (L. Gasserius), the discover of the Gasserian ganglion..
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