ganglion (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *ganglion*:
NOUN	body	ganglion	an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons

English > *ganglion*: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaning	An encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons.
Part of	nervous system, systema nervosum	The sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
Narrower	autonomic ganglion	Any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs
Narrower	basal ganglion	Any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement
Broader	neural structure	A structure that is part of the nervous system
Spanish	ganglio, ganglio nervioso
Catalan	gangli
Adjectives	postganglionic	beyond or distal to a ganglion (referring especially to the unmyelinated fibers that originate from cells in autonomic ganglia)

HyperDic: ganglion