ganglion

English Thesaurus

1. an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons (noun.body)

hypernym	:	neural structure,
definition	:	a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body)

hyponym	:	autonomic ganglion,
definition	:	any of the ganglia of the autonomic system whose unmyelinated fibers innervate the internal organs (noun.body)

hyponym	:	basal ganglion,
definition	:	any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement (noun.body)

part meronym	:	nervous system, systema nervosum,
definition	:	the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells (noun.body)

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