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  • noun Plural form of ganglion.

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Examples

  • This is often gathered in little masses, termed ganglions (_ganglion_, a knot), because, when a nerve passes through

    Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics Joel Dorman Steele

  • Certain accumulations of nerve-cells called ganglions (ganglia) are to be found scattered throughout the structure of animals.

    The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals James Weir 1881

  • In the pit of the stomach is that great central web of nerves called the ganglions; thence they affect the head and the heart.

    The Caxtons — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • In the pit of the stomach is that great central web of nerves called the ganglions; thence they affect the head and the heart.

    The Caxtons — Volume 06 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • As DCCs were originally found in culture, we thought it logical to search for DCCs in more primitive neuronal systems than the brain, such as ganglions of the lobster stomatogastric system.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Pablo Blinder et al. 2008

  • Regan – I see that the link says that ganglions are simply lumps under the skin containing fluid.

    What. The. Hell? « The Graveyard 2010

  • The figure of the woman turns out rather well, her figure to dimension and scale perfect, above which the ganglions of pipe and mesh that become the tropical tree.

    Bear Circuit Jesse Crockett 2011

  • If your own life does not happen to be near one of those great ganglions, how should you expect to see one?

    The Language of God Francis S. Collins 2006

  • They come on great occasions: they are found at the great ganglions of history—not of political or social history, but of that spiritual history which cannot be fully known by men.

    The Language of God Francis S. Collins 2006

  • If your own life does not happen to be near one of those great ganglions, how should you expect to see one?

    The Language of God Francis S. Collins 2006

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