An encapsulated collection of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.

(pathology) inflammation of a ganglion

(medicine) Gangliated; furnished with ganglia.

plural of ganglion

Of, pertaining to, or composed of ganglia.

plural of ganglion cyst

(pathology) A swelling on or around joints and tendons in the hand or foot.

(neuroanatomy) Any of a group of nuclei in the brain interconnected with the cerebral cortex, thalamus and brainstem.

(neuroanatomy) A small reddish ganglion consisting of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells located at the sharp backward angle of the facial nerve.

(neuroanatomy) A ganglion in the dorsal root of a spinal nerve.