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weeping sinew
(gcide) | Ganglion \Gan"gli*on\, n.; pl. L. Ganglia, E. Ganglions. [L.
ganglion a sort of swelling or excrescence, a tumor under the
skin, Gr. ?: cf. F. ganglion.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve
cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of
a nerve.
(b) A node, or gland in the lymphatic system; as, a
lymphatic ganglion.
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2. (Med.) A globular, hard, indolent tumor, situated
somewhere on a tendon, and commonly formed by the effusion
of a viscid fluid into it; -- called also weeping sinew.
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Ganglion cell, a nerve cell. See Illust. under Bipolar.
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Weeping sinew
(gcide) | Weeping \Weep"ing\, a.
1. Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears. "Weeping eyes." --I.
Watts.
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2. Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very
slowly; surcharged with water. "Weeping grounds."
--Mortimer.
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3. Having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as,
weeping willow; a weeping ash.
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4. Pertaining to lamentation, or those who weep.
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Weeping cross, a cross erected on or by the highway,
especially for the devotions of penitents; hence, to
return by the weeping cross, to return from some
undertaking in humiliation or penitence.
Weeping rock, a porous rock from which water gradually
issues.
Weeping sinew, a ganglion. See Ganglion, n., 2. [Colloq.]
Weeping spring, a spring that discharges water slowly.
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Weeping sinew
(gcide) | Ganglion \Gan"gli*on\, n.; pl. L. Ganglia, E. Ganglions. [L.
ganglion a sort of swelling or excrescence, a tumor under the
skin, Gr. ?: cf. F. ganglion.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve
cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of
a nerve.
(b) A node, or gland in the lymphatic system; as, a
lymphatic ganglion.
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2. (Med.) A globular, hard, indolent tumor, situated
somewhere on a tendon, and commonly formed by the effusion
of a viscid fluid into it; -- called also weeping sinew.
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Ganglion cell, a nerve cell. See Illust. under Bipolar.
[1913 Webster]Weeping \Weep"ing\, a.
1. Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears. "Weeping eyes." --I.
Watts.
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2. Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very
slowly; surcharged with water. "Weeping grounds."
--Mortimer.
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3. Having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as,
weeping willow; a weeping ash.
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4. Pertaining to lamentation, or those who weep.
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Weeping cross, a cross erected on or by the highway,
especially for the devotions of penitents; hence, to
return by the weeping cross, to return from some
undertaking in humiliation or penitence.
Weeping rock, a porous rock from which water gradually
issues.
Weeping sinew, a ganglion. See Ganglion, n., 2. [Colloq.]
Weeping spring, a spring that discharges water slowly.
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