noun
ganglion; nerve ganglion
Anatomical term for a cluster of nerve cell bodies outside the central nervous system.
神経節は末梢神経系に存在する。
Ganglia are found in the peripheral nervous system.
神経 means 'nerve' in general, while 神経節 specifically refers to a ganglion, a cluster of nerve cell bodies.
Compound of 神経 (nerve) and 節 (node, segment), directly corresponding to the anatomical concept of a ganglion.