synovial cyst
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gan·gli·on
, pl.gan·gli·a
,gan·gli·ons
(gang'glē-on, -glē-ă, -glē-onz),1. Originally, any group of nerve cell bodies in the central or peripheral nervous system; currently, an aggregation of nerve cell bodies located in the peripheral nervous system. Synonym(s): nerve ganglion, neural ganglion, neuroganglion
2. A cyst containing mucopolysaccharide-rich fluid within fibrous tissue or, occasionally, muscle bone or a semilunar cartilage; usually attached to a tendon sheath in the hand, wrist, or foot, or connected with the underlying joint. Synonym(s): myxoid cyst, peritendinitis serosa, synovial cyst
[G. a swelling or knot]
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gan·gli·on
, pl. ganglia, pl. ganglions (gang'glē-ŏn, -ă, -ŏnz)1. [TA] An aggregation of nerve cell bodies located in the peripheral nervous system.
Synonym(s): neuroganglion.
Synonym(s): neuroganglion.
2. A cyst containing mucopolysaccharide-rich fluid within a fibrous capsule; usually attached to a tendon sheath in the hand, wrist, or foot, or connected with the underlying joint.
Synonym(s): myxoid cyst, synovial cyst.
Synonym(s): myxoid cyst, synovial cyst.
[G. a swelling or knot]
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synovial cyst
Accumulation of synovia in a bursa, synovial crypt, or sac of a synovial hernia, causing a tumor.
See also: cyst
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