postganglionic

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adjective

Located distal or posterior to a ganglion.

OriginEnglish ganglionic ← Latin post ← Old Latin poste →
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Meanings

adjectivepostganglionic (comparative more postganglionic, superlative most postganglionic)

comparative more postganglionic · superlative most postganglionic

  1. Located distal or posterior to a ganglion.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Old Latinposte
  5. Latinpost
  6. Englishpost-
  7. Englishganglionic
  8. Englishpostganglionic

From post- + ganglionic.

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APA

postganglionic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postganglionic

MLA

“postganglionic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postganglionic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postganglionic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postganglionic.

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