ganglioside

[ gang-glee-uh-sahyd ]
/ ˈgæŋ gli əˌsaɪd /

noun Biochemistry.

any of a class of glycolipids, found chiefly in nerve ganglia, that upon hydrolysis yield sphingosine, neuraminic acid, a fatty acid, and a monosaccharide.

Origin of ganglioside

First recorded in 1940–45; gangli(on) + -ose2 + -ide

Words nearby ganglioside

ganglionic layer of cerebellar cortex, ganglionic motor neuron, ganglionitis, ganglionostomy, ganglioplegic, ganglioside, gangliosidosis, gangly, gangnail, gangplank, gangpunch

Medical definitions for ganglioside

ganglioside
[ găng′glē-ə-sīd′ ]

n.

Any of a group of glycosphingolipids chemically similar to the cerebrosides, found principally in the surface membrane of nerve cells and in the spleen.