Ganglion

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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.
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