ganglionopathyn.
/ˌɡaŋɡlɪəˈnɒpəθi/, U.S. /ˌɡæŋɡliəˈnɑpəθi/ Medicine.
Disease affecting a ganglion or ganglia of the nervous system (see ganglion n. 2a); an instance of this; = gangliopathy n.
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ganglionopathy1952
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1952 Jrnl. Hillside Hosp. July 164 Its psychosomatic activity is illustrated by the syndrome of otic ganglionopathy—the otic ganglion appears to be the ganglion of Menière's and migraine—described in this paper as such for the first time.
1985 Neurol. Clinics 3 495 An abnormal or unrecordable sensory nerve action potential should suggest a ‘ganglionopathy’ or double crush syndrome.
2003 C. K. Cassell Geriatric Med. (ed. 4) v. lvii. 1142/2 Several patients with sensory ganglionopathies..complained bitterly of very uncomfortable ‘pulling’ and ‘stretching’ sensations when they tried to move about.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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