preganglionicadjective
uk/ˌpriː.ɡæŋ.ɡliˈɒn.ɪk/us/ˌpriː.ɡæŋ.ɡliˈɑːn.ɪk/specializedrelating to the nerves in front of the ganglion (= a mass of nerve cells):
preganglionic fibres
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The brain & nervous system
- -brained
- amygdala
- arachnoid
- ascending
- autonomic nervous system
- ganglion
- grey matter
- innervate
- innervation
- intracranial
- intrathecal
- lobe
- nerve cell
- neuron
- peripheral nervous system
- postganglionic
- reflex arc
- sensory neuron
- synapse
- thalamus
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