ganglionic

American  

[gang-glee-on-ik] / ˌgæŋ gliˈɒn ɪk /

adjective

Anatomy.

1. of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.

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Other Word Forms

• interganglionic adjective
• multiganglionic adjective
• nonganglionic adjective
• postganglionic adjective
• preganglionic adjective

Etymology

Origin of ganglionic

First recorded in 1820–30; ganglion + -ic

Example Sentences

Heterogeneity within mitotic progenitors in the ganglionic eminences is driven by a highly conserved maturation trajectory, alongside eminence-specific transcription factor expression that seeds the emergence of later diversity.

From Nature • Mar. 4, 2018

Inan, M., Welagen, J. & Anderson, S. A. Spatial and temporal bias in the mitotic origins of somatostatin- and parvalbumin-expressing interneuron subgroups and the chandelier subtype in the medial ganglionic eminence.

From Nature • Mar. 4, 2018

With respect to the “wiring” involved, the synapse with the ganglionic neuron occurs at chain ganglia superior or inferior to the location of the central neuron.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

These preganglionic fibers release ACh, which excites the ganglionic neuron through the nicotinic receptor.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

As contrasted with the Aspidobranchia, we find that in the Pectinibranchia the pedal nerves are distinctly nerves given off from the pedal ganglia, rather than cord-like nerve-tracts containing both nerve-cells or ganglionic elements and nerve-fibres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various