postganglionic

postganglionic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pós
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *pósti
Proto-Italic *posti
Old Latin poste
Latin post
English post-
Ancient Greek γᾰγγλῐ́ον (gănglĭ́on)bor.
English ganglion
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English ganglionic
English postganglionic

    From post- + ganglionic.

    Adjective

    postganglionic (comparative more postganglionic, superlative most postganglionic)

    1. Located distal or posterior to a ganglion.

    Derived terms

    • postganglionic axon
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