Definition of Plexus celiacus

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

Exact synonyms: Abdominal Nerve Plexus, Coeliac Plexus, Solar Plexus
Generic synonyms: Nerve Plexus
Group relationships: Sympathetic Nervous System

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plexus Celiacus

plexus arteriae choroideae
plexus auricularis posterior
plexus autonomici
plexus axillaris
plexus basilaris
plexus brachialis
plexus cardiacus
plexus cardiacus profundus
plexus cardiacus superficialis
plexus caroticus
plexus caroticus communis
plexus caroticus externus
plexus caroticus internus
plexus cavernosi concharum
plexus cavernosus
plexus celiacus (current term)
plexus cervicalis
plexus choroideus ventriculi lateralis
plexus choroideus ventriculi quarti
plexus choroideus ventriculi tertii
plexus coccygeus
plexus coeliacus
plexus coronarius cordis
plexus dentalis
plexus dentalis inferior
plexus dentalis superior
plexus entericus
plexus femoralis

Literary usage of Plexus celiacus

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

1. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1906)
"... directly established through the solar ganglion or plexus celiacus. Uterine stimuli are transmitted through the solar plexus to the plexus ..."

2. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1906)
"... directly established through the solar ganglion or plexus celiacus. Uterine stimuli are transmitted through the solar plexus to the plexus ..."

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