preganglionic

adjective

pre·​gan·​gli·​on·​ic ˌprē-ˌgaŋ-glē-ˈä-nik 

: proximal to a ganglion

specifically : of, relating to, or being a usually myelinated axon arising from a cell body in the central nervous system and terminating in an autonomic ganglion compare postganglionic

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for preganglionic

• architectonic
• neoplatonic
• pathognomonic
• postganglionic
• stereophonic
• anharmonic
• anionic
• avionic
• catatonic
• cationic
• chorionic
• cosmogonic

Medical Definition

preganglionic

adjective

pre·​gan·​gli·​on·​ic -ˌgaŋ-glē-ˈän-ik 

: anterior or proximal to a ganglion

specifically : being, affecting, involving, or relating to a usually myelinated efferent nerve fiber arising from a cell body in the central nervous system and terminating in an autonomic ganglion compare postganglionic