Plural of ganglion

Forms of ganglion

Ganglia and ganglions in a sentence

• It also knows which visible lobes and ganglia of the brain do what.2013 August 3, “The machine of a new soul”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847
• But how the neurons are organised in these lobes and ganglia remains obscure.2013 August 3, “The machine of a new soul”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847. From the entry know
• The coeliac ganglia lie on each side of the coeliac trunk.2010, Robert H. Whitaker, Neil R. Borley, Instant Anatomy, page 85. From the entry coeliac
• While axial ganglia have not been identified in adult squid, these paralarval structures could be similar to octopus axial ganglia.2015 September 10, “An Unexpected Diversity of Photoreceptor Classes in the Longfin Squid, Doryteuthis pealeii”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry paralarval
• The coeliac plexus is formed by the two interconnecting coeliac ganglia which lie either side of the coeliac artery.2002, Colin Pinnock, Ted Lin, Tim Smith, Fundamentals of Anaesthesia, page 218. From the entry coeliac

Meaning of ganglion

1. noun An encapsulated collection of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.
2. noun Any of certain masses of gray matter in the central nervous system, as the basal ganglia.
3. noun A centre of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc.

Full definition of ganglion

Nouns ending in -on: plural -a

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Questions about the plural of ganglion

What is the plural of ganglion?

The plural of ganglion is ganglia or ganglions.

Which is correct, ganglia or ganglions?

Both are used. ganglia is the more common of the two in English writing.

Is ganglion countable?

Ganglion is a countable noun.