ganglion
/ˈgæglɪən/noun
(pl. ganglia 或 ganglions)
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- Anatomy a structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fibre【剖】神经中枢。
1.1
- a network of cells forming a nerve centre in the nervous system of an invertebrate（无脊椎动物神经系统中心的）神经细胞群。
1.2
- a well-defined mass of grey matter within the central nervous system神经节。参见 BASAL GANGLIA.
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- Medicine an abnormal benign swelling on a tendon sheath【医】腱鞘囊肿。
派生词
ganglionic
adjective词源
late 17th cent.: from Greek ganglion 'tumour on or near sinews or tendons', used by Galen to denote the complex nerve centres.