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Noun: ganglion cell
  1. 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";
    - gangliocyte

Derived forms: ganglion cells

Type of: nerve cell, neuron, neurone

Encyclopedia: Ganglion cell