synganglion

English

Etymology

From syn- +‎ ganglion.

Noun

synganglion (plural synganglia)

1. (acarology) A nerve mass located near the esophagus in certain ticks.
   • 2015 July 10, “SNP Analysis Infers that Recombination Is Involved in the Evolution of Amitraz Resistance in Rhipicephalus microplus”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     It is thought that amitraz is a potential agonist of the octopaminergic system located in the tick synganglion.

Related terms

• synganglial