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synganglion

synganglion noun: a nerve mass located near the esophagus in certain ticks.

Noun

synganglion (plural synganglia)

  1. A nerve mass located near the esophagus in certain ticks.
    • It is thought that amitraz is a potential agonist of the octopaminergic system located in the tick synganglion.2015 July 10, “SNP Analysis Infers that Recombination Is Involved in the Evolution of Amitraz Resistance in Rhipicephalus microplus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of synganglion

pluralsynganglia

Origin of synganglion

From syn- + ganglion.

Questions about synganglion

What does synganglion mean?
Synganglion means a nerve mass located near the esophagus in certain ticks.
What part of speech is synganglion?
Synganglion is a noun.
What is the plural of synganglion?
The plural of synganglion is synganglia.

Words near synganglion in the dictionary

  1. syngamids
  2. syngamous
  3. syngamy
  4. synganglia
  5. synganglial
  6. synganglion
  7. syngas
  8. syngases
  9. Synge
  10. syngenecious
  11. syngeneic

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