adjective
- of, relating to, or affecting a ganglion or ganglia (nerve clusters)
Usage: medical/anatomical term; commonly used in neurology and physiology
Examples
- The ganglionic cells in the retina process visual information before it reaches the brain.
- Ganglionic blocking agents are sometimes used to treat severe hypertension.
- The patient's ganglionic dysfunction resulted in impaired autonomic nervous system function.
- Researchers studied ganglionic transmission to understand how nerve signals are relayed.
- The ganglionic layer of the spinal cord contains important relay neurons.