ganglionic

[gang-glee-on-ik]

gan·gli·on·ic

[gang-glee-on-ik]
adjective Anatomy.
of, pertaining to, or consisting of ganglia.

Origin:
1820–30; ganglion + -ic

in·ter·gan·gli·on·ic, adjective
mul·ti·gan·gli·on·ic, adjective
non·gan·gli·on·ic, adjective
post·gan·gli·on·ic, adjective
pre·gan·gli·on·ic, adjective
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Ganglionic is always a great word to know.
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one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat
a soft, fatty, vascular tissue in the interior cavities of bones that is a major site of blood cell production
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World English Dictionary
ganglion (ˈɡæŋɡlɪən)
 
n , pl -glia, -glions
1.  an encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, usually located outside the brain and spinal cord
2.  any concentration of energy, activity, or strength
3.  a cystic tumour on a tendon sheath or joint capsule
 
[C17: from Late Latin: swelling, from Greek: cystic tumour]
 
'ganglial
 
adj
 
'gangliar
 
adj
 
gangli'onic
 
adj
 
'gangliated
 
adj

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ganglionic gan·gli·on·ic (gāng'glē-ŏn'ĭk)
adj.
Relating to a ganglion; ganglial.

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