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Word: Ganglion
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek ganglion ‘tumour on or near sinews or tendons’, to which the ancient Greek physician Galen compared complex nerve centres
ˈɡaŋɡlɪən
a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fibre.
Short Definition:structure containing nerve cells
an abnormal benign swelling on a tendon sheath.
Short Definition:benign swelling on tendon sheath
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