- autonomic plexus
- nouna plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers• Syn: ↑plexus autonomici• Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus
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autonomic plexus
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plexus autonomicus — [TA] autonomic plexus: any of the extensive networks of nerve fibers and cell bodies associated with the autonomic nervous system; found particularly in the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis, and containing sympathetic, parasympathetic, and visceral… … Medical dictionary
plexus autonomici — noun a plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers • Syn: ↑autonomic plexus • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus … Useful english dictionary
plexus periarterialis — noun an autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery • Syn: ↑periarterial plexus • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus … Useful english dictionary
Autonomic nervous system — The autonomic nervous system Blue = parasympathetic Red = sympathetic Latin divisio autonomica systematis nervosi peripherici The autonomic nervous system (ANS or visceral nervous syste … Wikipedia
plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and … Medical dictionary
plexus mesentericus — noun a plexus of autonomic nerves • Syn: ↑mesenteric plexus • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus … Useful english dictionary
plexus myentericus — noun a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines • Syn: ↑myenteric plexus • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus … Useful english dictionary
plexus entericus — [TA] enteric plexus: a plexus of autonomic nerve fibers within the wall of the intestine, and made up of the submucosal, myenteric, and subserosal plexuses; it contains visceral afferent fibers, sympathetic postganglionic fibers, parasympathetic… … Medical dictionary
plexus periarterialis — [TA] periarterial plexus: a network of autonomic and sensory nerve fibers in the adventitia of an artery, some of which follow the course of the artery to reach and innervate other structures and some of which innervate the artery itself … Medical dictionary
plexus — Synonyms and related words: afferent neuron, arabesque, autonomic nervous system, axon, basketry, basketwork, brain, cancellation, central nervous system, cerebral cortex, craniosacral nervous system, cross hatching, crossing out, dendrite,… … Moby Thesaurus
