ganglion

[gang-glee-uhn] / ˈgæŋ gli ən /

NOUN

nerve center

Synonyms

STRONGEST

command post focal point headquarters hotbed

STRONG

heart

WEAK

HQ control center core epicenter esoteric reality focus hub inner reality intrinsic reality switchboard vital center vital principle

Example Sentences

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During development, the retinal ganglion cells also generate their own neuronal activity.

From Science Daily • Sep. 28, 2023

These mutants have a genetic defect that prevents retinal ganglion cells from forming.

From Science Daily • Sep. 28, 2023

It found people with Parkinson's had a thinner ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer and inner nuclear layer in the eye.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2023

Doctors sometimes use anesthetic medications to block the sphenopalatine ganglion as a treatment for migraine.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

You might begin at the local beach, which functions as a sort of ganglion.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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