Ganglion

gan'glT-un, n. (Compar. Anat.) A collec- tion of nerve cells, giving off nerve fibers in one or more directions. (Human Anat.) A ma of vesicular neurine in the course of a nerve, distinct from the brain and spinal cord also, a lymphatic gland. (Surg.) A globular, hard, indolent tumor, situated on a tendon. [L. and Gr.; perh. Gr. gonggulos, round.] — Lymphatic ganglion. A lymphatic gland. — Gan'gliac, -glionlc, a. Pert, to a ganglion.