(A ganglion is a mass of nervous matter including nerve cells.). From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu-Yogi Science Of Breath] Reference
It contains a group of nerve cells termed the ganglion habenulæ. From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4c. The Fore-brain or Prosencephalon] Reference
But at the lumbar ganglion, which is the center of separate identity, the knowledge is of a different mode, though the term is the same. From Wordnik.com. [Fantasia of the Unconscious] Reference
On the dorsal root of each spinal nerve is a small ganglion which is named, from its position, the. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
What does the word ganglion mean to you?. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Health] Reference
“They're called ganglion cysts,” he said. From Wordnik.com. [Seducing Matt Mitcham] Reference
S, large nerve given off from the facial ganglion. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
Fibers from the ganglion cells pass into the optic nerve. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
At the coccyx the two chains unite into a single ganglion. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
Cerebellum: has been applied to the sub-esophageal ganglion. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
The ganglion grew until it was about the size of a basketball. From Wordnik.com. [The Garden of Rama]
E, F, G, nerves to the, palate springing from a ganglion at C. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
On the dorsal root of one of the nerves find a small ganglion. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
The sensory root possesses a ganglion from which it originates. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
A, branches of the nerves of smell -- olfactory nerve, or ganglion. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
Later, after a nap, Richard noticed that the ganglion had returned to his side. From Wordnik.com. [The Garden of Rama]
As he was examining the ganglion carefully, the material around him began to move again. From Wordnik.com. [The Garden of Rama]
The iron artery stretched from coast to coast, and here and there touched and fed a ganglion. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
For example, methanol specifically affects the optic nerve, retina and related ganglion cells. From Wordnik.com. [Neurotoxicity] Reference
Ganglioneuromas are rare tumors composed of ganglion cells, nerve fibers, and supporting cells. From Wordnik.com. [Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2] Reference
At the same time, the large ganglion in Richard's immediate vicinity migrated over to the cocoon. From Wordnik.com. [The Garden of Rama]
The trail was an intricate ganglion of old French roads, backwoods corridors, and native footpaths. From Wordnik.com. [Saigon Quartet] Reference
After it repeated twice, the filaments detached themselves from Richard and returned to the giant ganglion. From Wordnik.com. [The Garden of Rama]
Gyri-cerebrales: lobes of the oesophageal ganglion of the embryo, connected with the primary lobe: = stalked bodies. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
He found a plug, started to hook himself into the ganglion of his guitar's mechanical lungs, and talked while he worked. From Wordnik.com. [With Friends Like These...]
In the control room that was the neural ganglion of the Basilica, the Lord Marshal was consulting with his general staff. From Wordnik.com. [The Chronicles of Riddick]
She stings them in the large nerve ganglion on the underside of the thorax so that they are not killed but only paralyzed. From Wordnik.com. [Another Roadside Attraction]
Since the gray matter generates the nervous force, a ganglion is capable of receiving an impression, and of sending back or. From Wordnik.com. [Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics] Reference
But the axons, in order to connect with the cell-bodies, must terminate within the ganglion, so that they too form a part of it. From Wordnik.com. [Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools] Reference
It was probable that the cerebral ganglion in Armiston's fingertips led him, on those occasions, through the maze of the keyboard. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
They turned out to be inadequate replacements for access to the international electronic ganglion monopolized by the phone company. From Wordnik.com. [The Metrognome and other Stories]
Circumoesophageal commissures: those cords or nerve fibres connecting the suboesophageal ganglion with the main trunk of nervous system. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
The mental life is a function, not of the brain alone, but of the whole nervous system of which the brain is but the principal ganglion. From Wordnik.com. [A Librarian's Open Shelf] Reference
Tumors containing a mix of glial cells (most commonly astrocytes) and neurons (ganglion cells) occur more often in children than in adults. From Wordnik.com. [Brain Tumor - Diagnosis and Treatment] Reference
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