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ganglionic

American  
[gang-glee-on-ik] / ˌgæŋ gliˈɒn ɪk /

adjective

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


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

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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

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

The central neuron projects from the spinal cord or brain stem to synapse on the ganglionic neuron that projects to the effector.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

If a sensory neuron projects directly to the ganglionic neuron and causes it to activate the effector target, then the CNS is not involved.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

That the heart, as a muscle, is not endowed with the property of sensibility—a property exclusively possessed by ganglionic tissue—we all admit.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.