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ganglion cell ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ganglion cell - a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system; "damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a role in the development of glaucoma"gangliocytenerve cell, neuron - a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses | EncyclopediaSeecellganglion cell
gan·gli·on celloriginally, any nerve cell (neuron); in current usage, a neuron the cell body of which is located outside the limits of the brain and spinal cord, hence forming part of the peripheral nervous system; ganglion cells are either 1) the pseudounipolar cells of the sensory spinal and cranial nerves (sensory ganglia), or 2) the peripheral multipolar motor neurons innervating the viscera (visceral or autonomic ganglia). Synonym(s): gangliocytegan·gli·on cell (gang'glē-ŏn sel) A neuron the cell body of which is located outside the limits of the brain and spinal cord, hence forming part of the peripheral nervous system; ganglion cells are either 1) the pseudounipolar cells of the sensory spinal and cranial nerves (sensory ganglia), or 2) the peripheral multipolar motor neurons innervating the viscera (visceral or autonomic ganglia). Synonym(s): gangliocyte. ganglion cell1. Any neuron whose cell body is located within a ganglion.2. A neuron of the retina of the eye whose cell body lies in the ganglion cell layer. The axons of ganglion cells form the optic nerve. See also: cellLegalSeeCellganglion cell Related to ganglion cell: bipolar cell, Ganglion cell layerSynonyms for ganglion cellnoun a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous systemSynonymsRelated Words |