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Definition: GANGLIA |
GANGLIAPlural1. Of Ganglion |
Date "GANGLIA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1871. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Clusters of multipolar neurons surrounded by a capsule of loosely organized connective tissue located outside the central nervous system. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | See basal ganglia, caudate nuclei. (references) | |
HD affects the basal ganglia and cortex. (references) | ||
They are also found in the cells of the medulla and various other ganglia. (references) | ||
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| "GANGLIA" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "GANGLIA" is used about 83 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 83 | 36,350 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "GANGLIA": Basal Ganglia ♦ Basal Ganglia Cerebrovascular Disease ♦ Basal Ganglia Diseases ♦ Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
basal ganglia | 62 |
ganglia | 50 |
ganglia cyst | 14 |
basil ganglia | 8 |
ganglia wrist | 3 |
ganglia supraesophageal | 3 |
basal function ganglia | 3 |
ganglia multicast | 2 |
basal diagram ganglia | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "GANGLIA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | ganglieblokade (blockade of ganglia), ganglia bentricularia (Dogiel ganglia), vegetativt ganglion (autonomic ganglia), perifere nervesystem (being branched from the central nervous system into all parts of the organism, peripheral nervous system, the part of the nervous system composed of nerves and ganglia), hjernenerveganglier (ganglia of the cranial nerves), basalganglier (basal ganglia), autonomt ganglion (autonomic ganglia). (various references) | |
Dutch | ganglionblokkade (blockade of ganglia), ganglion basale (basal ganglia), ganglia ventricularia (Dogiel ganglia), ganglia van de hersenzenuwen (ganglia of the cranial nerves), perifeer zenuwstelsel (being branched from the central nervous system into all parts of the organism, peripheral nervous system, the part of the nervous system composed of nerves and ganglia), corpus striatum (basal ganglia, corpus striatum). (various references) | |
Finnish | perifeerinen hermosto (being branched from the central nervous system into all parts of the organism, peripheral nervous system, the part of the nervous system composed of nerves and ganglia), ääreishermosto (being branched from the central nervous system into all parts of the organism, peripheral nervous system, the part of the nervous system composed of nerves and ganglia). (various references) | |
French | ganglions végétatifs (autonomic ganglia), ganglions des nerfs crâniens (ganglia of the cranial nerves), ganglions de Dogiel (Dogiel ganglia), ganglions basaux (basal ganglia), système nerveux périphérique (the part of the nervous system composed of nerves and ganglia), noyaux gris centraux (basal cerebral ganglia, basal ganglia), blocage ganglionnaire (blockade of ganglia). (various references) | |
German | ganglien. (various references) | |
Greek | γάγγλια του Dogiel (Dogiel ganglia), βασικά γάγγλια του εγκεφάλου (basal ganglia), περιφερικό νευρικό σύστημα (being branched from the central nervous system into all parts of the organism, peripheral nervous system, the part of the nervous system composed of nerves and ganglia). (various references) | |
Hungarian | ganglion (ganglion), tevékenységi központ (ganglion), központ (center, central, centre, ganglion, head office, headquarters, seat), idegdúc (ganglion, nerve-knot). (various references) | |
Italian | gangli di Dogiel (Dogiel ganglia), gangli della base (basal ganglia), gangli dei nervi encefalici (ganglia of the cranial nerves), sistema nervoso periferico (being branched from the central nervous system into all parts of the organism, peripheral nervous system, the part of the nervous system composed of nerves and ganglia), resistenza sinaptica (blockade of ganglia), nuclei otticostriati (basal ganglia), nuclei della base (basal ganglia), nuclei centrali degli emisferi (basal ganglia), blocco sinaptico (blockade of ganglia). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 神経節 (ganglion). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | し"けいせつ (ganglion). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | angliagay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | gânglios vegetativos (autonomic ganglia), gânglios dos nervos cranianos (ganglia of the cranial nerves), gânglios de Dogiel (Dogiel ganglia), gânglios da base (basal ganglia), sistema nervoso periférico (being branched from the central nervous system into all parts of the organism, peripheral nervous system, the part of the nervous system composed of nerves and ganglia), núcleos da base (basal ganglia), núcleos cinzentos da base (basal ganglia), bloqueio ganglionar (blockade of ganglia). (various references) | |
Spanish | ganglios de los nervios craneales (ganglia of the cranial nerves), ganglios de Dogiel (Dogiel ganglia), ganglios basales (basal ganglia), polineuritis (being branched from the central nervous system into all parts of the organism, peripheral nervous system, the part of the nervous system composed of nerves and ganglia). (various references) | |
Swedish | perifera nervsystemet (being branched from the central nervous system into all parts of the organism, peripheral nervous system, the part of the nervous system composed of nerves and ganglia). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "GANGLIA": ganglial, gangliar. (additional references) | |
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"GANGLIA" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Bangila, Gaglio, gangi, Gangla, gangle, gangliae, ganglian, Ganguli, gentlia, Guangyi, Ignalia, Manglai, Ngangala, Rangila. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "GANGLIA" (pronounced ga"ngglēu) |
| 3 | -l ē u | bougainvillea, cochlea, galea, Hemophilia, obelia, Olea. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-g-g-i-l-n" | |
-1 letter: agnail, gingal. | |
-2 letters: again, aging, alang, algin, align, lagan, lanai, liana, liang, ligan, linga. | |
-3 letters: agin, alan, alga, anal, anga, anil, gaga, gain, gala, gang, giga, glia, lain, lang, ling, nail. | |
-4 letters: aal, aga, ail, ain, ala, ana, ani, gag, gal, gan, gig, gin, lag, lin, nag, nil. | |
-5 letters: aa, ag, ai, al, an, in, la, li, na. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-g-g-i-l-n" | |
+1 letter: ganglial, gangliar. | |
+2 letters: galingale, laagering, salvaging, tallaging. | |
+3 letters: algolagnia, anagogical, angulating, balbriggan, cataloging, damagingly, galingales, gallanting, garlanding, glaciating, tailgating. | |
+4 letters: agglutinate, algolagniac, algolagnias, analogizing, balbriggans, cataloguing, coagulating, galavanting, galivanting, galvanising, galvanizing, glassmaking, granulating, gratulating. | |
+5 letters: agglutinable, agglutinated, agglutinates, algolagniacs, allografting, amalgamating, anagogically, antigambling, ballyragging, camouflaging, deflagrating, engarlanding, flagellating, galligaskins, gallivanting, ganglionated, gastrulating, genealogical, gigantically, glassmakings, halogenating, lallygagging, plagiarising, plagiarizing. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 41 4E 47 4C 49 41 |
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--. .- -. --. .-.. .. .- |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01000001 01001110 01000111 01001100 01001001 01000001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G A N G L I A |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0041 004E 0047 004C 0049 0041 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)41354841464335 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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