synganglion

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noun

A nerve mass located near the esophagus in certain ticks.

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Meanings

nounsynganglion (plural synganglia)

plural synganglia

  1. acarologyA nerve mass located near the esophagus in certain ticks.

    It is thought that amitraz is a potential agonist of the octopaminergic system located in the tick synganglion.

    2015 July 10, “SNP Analysis Infers that Recombination Is Involved in the Evolution of Amitraz Resistance in Rhipicephalus microplus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From syn- + ganglion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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