ganglion

ganglion is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve.
2. noun. A node, or gland in the lymphatic system; as, a lymphatic ganglion.
3. noun. A globular, hard, indolent tumor, situated somewhere on a tendon, and commonly formed by the effusion of a viscid fluid into it; -- called also weeping sinew.
4. noun. an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons

Common word forms

ganglions, ganglionless

Words from these letters

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