Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
gan·gli·on Pronunciation:
'ga[ng]-glE-&n Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural gan·glia /-glE-&/ also gan·gli·ons 1 : a small cystic tumor (as on the back of the wrist) containing viscid fluid and connected either with a joint membrane or tendonsheath
2 : a mass of nerve tissue containing nerve cells:
a : an aggregation of such cells forming an enlargement upon a nerve or upon two or more nerves at theirpoint of junction or separation
b : a mass of gray matter within the brain or spinal cord
: NUCLEUS 2—see
BASAL GANGLION