1. a nerve cell whose body is outside the central nervous system; - Example: "damage to ganglion cells in the retina may play a role in the development of glaucoma" [syn: ganglion cell, gangliocyte]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
gangliocyte
n 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" [syn: ganglion cell,
gangliocyte]