Medical Definition of External carotid plexus

1. An autonomic plexus formed by the external carotid nerves surrounding the artery of the same name, and giving origin to a number of secondary plexus's along the branches of this artery and to branches to the carotid body. Synonym: plexus caroticus externus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of External Carotid Plexus

external auditory canal
external auditory foramen
external auditory meatus
external axis of eye
external base of skull
external body part
external branch of accessory nerve
external branch of superior laryngeal nerve
external canthus
external capsule
external cardiac massage
external carotid
external carotid artery
external carotid artery
external carotid nerves
external carotid plexus (current term)
external cephalic version
external collateral ligament of wrist
external conjugate
external conjugate diameter
external cuneate nucleus
external defibrillator
external dental epithelium
external drive
external ear
external ear
external exudative retinopathy
external female genital organs
external fistula
external fixation

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