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POSTGANGLIONIC

\pˌə͡ʊstɡɐŋɡlɪˈɒnɪk], \pˌə‍ʊstɡɐŋɡlɪˈɒnɪk], \p_ˌəʊ_s_t_ɡ_ɐ_ŋ_ɡ_l_ɪ__ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k]\

Definitions of POSTGANGLIONIC

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.

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Posterior to or following a ganglion; noting especially the efferent visceral fibers of a neurone of the second order whose axone lies in a sympathetic ganglion.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Fibres that leave the ganglion; preganglionic.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

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