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ganglion - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ganglion' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ganglion [ n.]
- A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve.
- A node, or gland in the lymphatic system; as, a lymphatic ganglion.
- 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.