- ganglionic cyst
- subchondral c.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ganglionic cyst
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subchondral cyst — a simple bone cyst within the fused epiphysis beneath the articular plate; it is lined with a membrane (probably modified synovia) that contains a mucinous material. Called also ganglionic c … Medical dictionary
Ganglion — The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician Galen ((c. 130 201 A.D.) who lived and worked in Rome first used the word ganglion to denote a nerve complex. Ganglion still is used to refer to an aggregation of nerve cell bodies. Another use of the… … Medical dictionary
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division — A separating into two or more parts. SEE ALSO: ramus. SYN: divisio. anterior primary d. SYN: anterior ramus of spinal nerve. anterior divisions of (trunks of) brachial plexus [TA] portion of the … Medical dictionary
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ganglion — /ˈgæŋgliən / (say ganggleeuhn) noun (plural ganglia /ˈgæŋgliə/ (say ganggleeuh) or ganglions) 1. Anatomy a bundle of nerve cells outside the brain and spinal cord. 2. Pathology a cyst or enlargement in connection with the sheath of a tendon,… …
ganglion — n. (pl. ia) mass of nerve cells; nerve centre; small cyst in tendon sheath, especially at wrist or ankle. ♦ ganglionectomy, n. removal of ganglion. ♦ ganglionitis, n. inflammation of ganglion. ♦ ganglial, ♦ gangliar, ♦ ganglionic … Dictionary of difficult words
ganglion — n. (pl. ganglia or ganglions) 1 a an enlargement or knot on a nerve etc. containing an assemblage of nerve cells. b a mass of grey matter in the central nervous system forming a nerve nucleus. 2 Med. a cyst, esp. on a tendon sheath. 3 a centre of … Useful english dictionary
