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Definition of Coeliac plexus

1. Noun. A large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach.

Medical Definition of Coeliac plexus

1. A complex network of nerve fibres including sympathetic and parasympathetic efferents and visceral afferents. The coeliac plexus is the largest of the autonomic plexuses and is located in the abdomen surrounding the coeliac and superior mesenteric arteries. (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Coeliac plexus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The hepatic plexus (plexus hepaticus), the largest offset from the coeliac plexus, receives filaments from the left vagus and right phrenic nerves. ..."

2. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"It is formed by a division of the coeliac plexus, continued down upon the aorta so as to involve the root of the mesenteric artery, and by nerves coming ..."

3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1893)
"It pierces the Diaphragm with the preceding nerve and joins the coeliac plexus. It communicates in the chest with the great splanchnic nerve, ..."

4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1883)
"Now, since it is affirmed that extirpation or atrophy of the coeliac plexus will give rise to the presence of sugar in the urine,1 it is plain how secondary ..."

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