gangliated

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gan•gli•on /ˈgæŋgliən/   n. [countable] , pl. -gli•a /-gliə/  -gli•ons. 

1. Anatomy a concentrated mass of nerve cells connected to each other.

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gan•gli•on  (gang′glē ən), n., pl. -gli•a (-glē ə), -gli•ons. 

1. Anatomy
   • a mass of nerve tissue existing outside the central nervous system.
   • any of certain masses of gray matter in the brain, as the basal ganglia.
2. Pathology a cyst or enlargement in connection with the sheath of a tendon, usually at the wrist.
3. a center of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.

• Greek gánglion a tumor under the skin, on or near a tendon
• Late Latin: a type of swelling
• 1675–85

gan′gli•al, gan′gli•ar, adj. 

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ganglion / ˈɡæŋɡlɪən/ noun ( -glia / -ɡlɪə/, -glions)

1. an encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, usually located outside the brain and spinal cord
2. any concentration of energy, activity, or strength
3. a cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule

Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin: swelling, from Greek: cystic tumour

ˈganglial, ˈgangliar adjective

ˌgangliˈonic, ˈganglionˌated, ˈgangliate, ˈgangliˌated adjective