ganglial

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a ganglion

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English ganglion ← Ancient Greek γᾰγγλῐ́ον (gănglĭ́on) →
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Meanings

adjectiveganglial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a ganglion

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγᾰγγλῐ́ον (gănglĭ́on)
  2. Englishganglion
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  5. Englishganglial

From ganglion + -al.

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Translations

French ganglionnaire
  • ganglionnairepertaining to a ganglion
Italian gangliare
  • gangliarepertaining to a ganglion
Spanish ganglionar
  • ganglionarpertaining to a ganglion

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Galligan
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APA

ganglial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ganglial

MLA

“ganglial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ganglial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ganglial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ganglial.

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