Defn: A short line attached to a trawl. See Trawl, n.
GANGLIAC; GANGLIAL
Gan"gli*ac, Gan"gli*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Relating to a ganglion; ganglionic.
GANGLIATE; GANGLIATED
Gan"gli*ate, Gan"gli*a`ted, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Furnished with ganglia; as, the gangliated cords of the sympathetic nervous system.
GANGLIFORM; GANGLIOFORM
Gan"gli*form`, Gan"gli*o*form`, a. Etym: [Ganglion + -form.] (Anat.)
Defn: Having the form of a ganglion.
GANGLION Gan"gli*on, n.; pl. L. Ganglia, E. Ganglions. Etym: [L. ganglion a sort of swelling or excrescence, a tumor under the skin, Gr. ganglion.]
1. (Anat.) (a) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve. (b) A node, or gland in the lymphatic system; as, a lymphatic ganglion.
2. (Med.)