• (a.) Surrounding a ganglion; as, the periganglionic glands of the frog.
Per`i·gan`gli·on'ic adjective (Anat.) Surrounding a ganglion; as, the periganglionic glands of the frog. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: per′i-gang′glē-on′ik Definitions: 1. Surrounding a ganglion, especially a nerve ganglion.
periganglionic 1. Surrounding a ganglion, especially a nerve ganglion. 2. Near or around a ganglion. The celebrated 2nd century Greek physician, Galen (about 130-201 A.D.), who lived and worked in Rome first used the word ganglion to refer to a nerve complex. Ganglion still is used to refer to an aggregation of nerve cell bodies. Another use of ...