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postganglionic

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postganglionic /post·gan·gli·on·ic/ (pōst″gang-gle-on´ik) distal to a ganglion.
post·gan·gli·on·ic (pstgng-gl-nk)
adj.
Located posterior or distal to a ganglion.
postganglionic
[-gang′glē·on′ik]
Etymology: L, post, after; Gk, ganglion, knot
distal to a ganglion.
postganglionic [pōst″gang-gle-on´ik]
distal to a ganglion.
postganglionic
distal to a ganglion.
postganglionic axon
an axon arising from a cell body within an autonomic ganglion, and distal to it.
postganglionic fibers
nerve fibers arising from cell bodies within an autonomic ganglion, and distal to it.
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