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Uncommonganglion
The correct spelling is ganglion.
How to pronounce ganglion
noun
IPA: /ˈɡæŋɡli.ən/
Say it like: Gan-glio-n
The correct spelling is ganglion. An encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, located outside the brain and spinal cord.
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Definition
noun
- 1.An encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, located outside the brain and spinal cord.
- 2.Any of certain masses of gray matter in the brain, as the basal ganglia.
- 3.(by extension) A centre of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.
- 4.A cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule; a ganglion cyst.
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