Basal ganglion and Ganglion

Basal ganglion noun - Any of several masses of subcortical grey matter at the base of each cerebral hemisphere that seem to be involved in the regulation of voluntary movement.

Ganglion and basal ganglion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ganglion" instead a noun phrase "Basal ganglion".

Ganglion noun - An encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons.

Basal ganglion and ganglion are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Basal ganglion" with "Ganglion", this terms are similar.

Nearby Word: gangling