ganglion : Idioms & Phrases
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autonomic ganglion
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noun any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs
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basal ganglion
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noun 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
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Ganglion cell
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noun a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system
gangliocyte.
- damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a role in the development of glaucoma
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- a nerve cell. See Illust. under
Bipolar .
Webster 1913
Gasserian ganglion
(Anat.) , a large ganglion, at the root of the trigeminal, or fifth cranial, nerve.
Webster 1913
otic ganglion
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noun an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland
otoganglion.
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Subesophageal ganglion
(Zoöl.) , a large special ganglion situated beneath the esophagus of arthropods, annelids, and some other invertebrates.
