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Where does “ganglion” come from?

Ganglion comes from Ancient Greek γαγγλίον, which derives from Proto-Indo-European gel-.

ganglion (English): An encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies,...

Definitions

  1. An encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies,...

Ancestry of “ganglion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγᾰγγλῐ́ον—

Words derived from “ganglion”

  • ganglionic
  • preganglionic
  • postganglionic
  • aganglionic
  • aganglionosis
  • ganglionectomy
  • ganglial
  • ganglionopathy
  • paraganglion
  • hypoganglionosis
  • paraganglionic
  • gangliform
  • transganglionic
  • interganglionic
  • periganglionic
  • synganglion
  • transganglionically
  • hemiganglion
  • nonganglionic
  • pseudoganglion
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