# ganglion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡæŋ.ɡli.ən/ · frequency rank #47,640

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

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek γᾰγγλῐ́ον (gănglĭ́on, “encysted tumour on a tendon or aponeurosis”).

## Easily confused with
- **ganglia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ganglia-vs-ganglion)

## Common misspellings (12)
`agnglion`, `gagnlion`, `gangglion`, `gangilon`, `ganglino`, `ganglionn`, `gangllion`, `gangloin`, `ganlgion`, `gannglion`, `gganglion`, `gnaglion`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ganglion