ganglionicadj.
/ˌɡaŋɡlɪˈɒnɪk/, U.S. /ˌɡæŋɡliˈɑnɪk/ Anatomy and Physiology.
1. Of a nerve, nervous system, etc.: having a ganglion or ganglia (ganglion n. 2); characterized by the presence of ganglia. Also: (of an animal) having a nervous system with ganglia but without a brain or spinal cord.
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gangliform1681
gangliated1804
ganglionic1809
gangliac1816
ganglial1821
ganglionated1822
ganglionary1823
gangliar1827
ganglionless1828
ganglionized1852
ganglioid1854
1809 B. Parr London Med. Dict. II. 244/1 We must regard it [sc. the par vagum] however as the great link between the cerebral and the ganglionic system.
1835 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. I. p. xi From this collar nervous filaments proceed, which thicken into knots or ganglions in the course of their length, and the animals which have them have thence been denoted Gangliata, or ganglionic animals.
1861 Eclectic Rev. 5 24 Reasons for believing that all those animals who have no brains, and only ganglionic systems of nerves, have no consciousness.
1919 B. Macfadden et al. Olympian Syst. Physical & Mental Devel. III. 224 The sympathetic nervous system, sometimes called ganglionic nervous system, which controls mainly the internal organs.
1970 H. C. Elliott Shape of Intelligence v. 54 These things strain to the limit the capacities of ganglionic animals.
1989 R. W. Hill & G. A. Wyse Animal Physiol. (ed. 2) xvi. 388/2 Ganglionic central nervous systems characteristic of protostomes.
2. Of or relating to a ganglion or ganglia; of the nature of a ganglion.
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the world > life > the body > nervous system > cerebrospinal axis > [adjective] > grey matter > nerve centre
ganglionic1825
centric1833
central1838
intercentral1870
1825 Medico-chirurg. Rev. 3 390 Mr. Swan deems it necessary to answer an objection that has been made to the ganglionic appearances abovementioned.
1860 H. Spencer in Macmillan's Mag. 1 395 An impression on the end of an afferent nerve is conveyed to some ganglionic centre.
1961 A. Goth Med. Pharmacol. iii. 44 The nicotinic receptors may be divided into the ganglionic receptors, which are hexamethonium sensitive, and the skeletal muscle receptors, which are sensitive to d-tubocurarine.
2003 J. R. Cooper et al. Biochem. Basis Neuropharmacol. (ed. 8) vii. 172 The [labeled] antagonist could not be easily displaced by..unlabeled ganglionic or neuromuscular antagonists.
Compounds
ganglionic blocking adj. Physiology and Pharmacology = ganglion-blocking adj. at ganglion n. Compounds.
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1946 H. Acheson & G. K. Moe in Jrnl. Pharmacol. & Exper. Therapeutics 87 236 We therefore propose that the predominant action of tetraethylammonium ion, which accounts for its vasodepressor and cardiodecelerator effects, be called simply a ganglionic blocking effect.
1961 A. Goth Med. Pharmacol. vii. 99 The majority of the ganglionic blocking drugs are quaternary ammonium compounds.
2003 J. R. Cooper et al. Biochem. Basis Neuropharmacol. (ed. 8) xiii. 396 A variety of medications may restore blood pressure to normal levels: diuretics, peripheral sympatholytics, ganglionic blocking agents, [etc.].
ganglionic mass n. chiefly Zoology a cluster of two or more ganglia, esp. in the nervous system of an invertebrate.
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1828 E. Home Lect. Compar. Anat. VI. Explan. Plate XX Ganglionic mass.
1879 Decatur (Illinois) Daily Rev. 18 Dec. A nervous ganglionic mass which sends out fine filaments.
1922 Encycl. Americana XX. 83/1 The separate ganglionic mass in the worms entails greater individual independence.
2005 Molecular Brain Res. 140 99 Immunopositive neurons were found in the leech segmental ganglia, brain and tail ganglionic masses, and peripheral ganglia.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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