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Ganglion
Definition 1
A cluster of nervous tissue principally composed of neuronal cell bodies external to the central nervous system (CNS). (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Clusters of multipolar neurons surrounded by a capsule of loosely organized CONNECTIVE TISSUE located outside the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Definition 3
is a macroscopic organ component of one or more nerves, which primarily consists of cell bodies of neurons located outside the central nervous system; together with nerve fibers, it constitutes a nerve or a nerve plexus. Example(s): spinal ganglion, trigeminal ganglion, superior cervical ganglion, celiac ganglion, inferior hypogastric (pelvic) ganglion. (NCI Thesaurus/UWDA)
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