(|)prē+ adjective
also pre·gangliar (ˈ)prē+
Etymology: preganglionic from pre- + ganglion + -ic; pregangliar from pre- + gangli on + -ar
: anterior or proximal to a ganglion ; specifically : being, affecting, involving, or relating to a usually medullated efferent nerve fiber arising from a cell body in the central nervous system and terminating in an autonomic ganglion — compare postganglionic