postganglionic

1. 1.

   beyond or distal to a ganglion (referring especially to the unmyelinated fibers that originate from cells in autonomic ganglia)

Questions about postganglionic

What does postganglionic mean?

postganglionic means "beyond or distal to a ganglion (referring especially to the unmyelinated fibers that originate from cells in autonomic ganglia)".

How many syllables are in postganglionic?

postganglionic has 5 syllables: post-gan-gli-o-nic. The stress falls on "o".

Is postganglionic a common word?

postganglionic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.