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    PLEXUS CELIACUS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomachplay

    Synonyms:

    abdominal nerve plexus; coeliac plexus; plexus celiacus; solar plexus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("plexus celiacus" is a kind of...):

    nerve plexus (a network of intersecting nerves)

    Holonyms ("plexus celiacus" is a part of...):

    sympathetic nervous system (originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels)

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