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ganglion

/ˈɡæŋɡli.ən/

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noun

神经节，神经元胞体聚集地

An encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, located outside the brain and spinal cord.

Examples :

""After the accident, the doctor examined a swelling near the patient's wrist, suspecting it might be a ganglion, a collection of nerve cells." "

事故发生后，医生检查了病人手腕附近的一个肿块，怀疑那可能是一个神经节，也就是神经细胞聚集的地方。

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noun

神经节, 神经中枢

Any of certain masses of gray matter in the brain, as the basal ganglia.

Examples :

"The neurologist suspected damage to a specific ganglion in the patient's brain because they were having trouble controlling their movements. "

由于病人无法控制自己的动作，神经科医生怀疑他们大脑中的某个特定神经中枢受到了损伤。

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noun

枢纽, 中心, 要地

(by extension) A centre of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.

Examples :

"Silicon Valley is a global ganglion of technological innovation. "

硅谷是全球科技创新的枢纽中心。

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noun

腱鞘囊肿，腱囊瘤。

A cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule; a ganglion cyst.

Examples :

"My sister had a painful ganglion on her wrist that made it hard for her to type on her computer at work. "

我妹妹的手腕上长了一个很痛的腱鞘囊肿, 让她上班时打字都很困难。

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