ganglion

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γᾰγγλῐ́ον (gănglĭ́on, “encysted tumour on a tendon or aponeurosis”).

It was only upon the third day that the ganglia ran down and the dreadful things were still. — The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle
Down underneath his mind, controlling utterly its processes, was a ganglion of instincts that were utterly outraged by the things she was saying to him. — The Real Adventure, Henry Kitchell Webster
A range of tall windows looks down upon the endless stir and movement of the wide street, where the nerves of Empire meet in one central ganglion. — The Air Pirate, Guy Thorne

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