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ganglion的复数形
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ganglion \Gan"gli*on\, n.; pl. L. {Ganglia}, E. {Ganglions}. [L.
ganglion a sort of swelling or excrescence, a tumor under the
skin, Gr. ?: cf. F. ganglion.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve
cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of
a nerve.
(b) A node, or gland in the lymphatic system; as, a
lymphatic ganglion.
2. (Med.) 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}.
{Ganglion cell}, a nerve cell. See Illust. under {Bipolar}.
资料来源 : WordNet®
ganglion
n : an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection
of cell bodies or neurons
[also: {ganglia} (pl)]
ganglia
See {ganglion}