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Definition of Plexus lumbalis

1. Noun. A lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels.

2. Noun. A plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves.

Medical Definition of Plexus lumbalis

1. A nervous plexus, formed by the ventral rami of the first four lumbar nerves; it lies in the substance of the psoas muscle, a lymphatic plexus formed of about twenty lymph nodes and connecting vessels situated along the lower portion of the aorta and the common iliac vessels. Synonym: plexus lumbalis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plexus Lumbalis

plexus gangliosus ciliaris plexus gastrici systematis autonomici plexus gulae plexus hepaticus plexus hypogastricus plexus hypogastricus inferior plexus hypogastricus superior plexus iliaci plexus iliacus externus plexus inguinalis

plexus intermesentericus plexus intraparotideus plexus jugularis plexus lienalis plexus lingualis plexus lumbalis (current term) plexus lumbosacralis plexus lymphaticus plexus mammarius plexus mammarius internus

plexus maxillaris externus plexus maxillaris internus plexus meningeus plexus mesentericus plexus mesentericus inferior plexus mesentericus superior plexus myentericus plexus nervorum spinalium plexus nervosus plexus occipitalis

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