noun
ganglion cyst
Medical term for a benign cyst near a joint or tendon, often on the wrist. In Japanese clinical usage, ガングリオン typically refers to the cyst, not the nerve structure.
手首にガングリオンができて、整形外科で診てもらった。
I developed a ganglion cyst on my wrist and had it examined at the orthopedic clinic.
noun
ganglion; nerve ganglion
Anatomical term for a cluster of nerve cell bodies. In Japanese, 神経節 is more common for this meaning; ガングリオン is used mainly in technical or borrowed contexts.
See also: 神経節
解剖学の授業で、脊髄の近くにあるガングリオンについて学んだ。
In anatomy class, we learned about the ganglia near the spinal cord.