Definition of Plexus pulmonalis

1. Noun. One of two autonomic nerve plexuses in each lung.

Exact synonyms: Pulmonary Plexis
Generic synonyms: Nerve Plexus

Medical Definition of Plexus pulmonalis

1. One of two autonomic plexus's, anterior and posterior, at the hilus of each lung, formed by cardiopulmonary splanchnic nerves of the sympathetic trunk and bronchial branches of the vagus nerve; from them various branches accompany the bronchi and arteries into the lung. Synonym: plexus pulmonalis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plexus Pulmonalis

plexus of middle cerebral artery
plexus of spinal nerves
plexus ophthalmicus
plexus ovaricus
plexus pancreaticus
plexus pelvinus
plexus periarterialis
plexus pharyngeus
plexus pharyngeus ascendens
plexus pterygoideus
plexus pulmonalis (current term)
plexus rectales inferiores
plexus rectales medii
plexus rectalis superior
plexus renalis
plexus sacralis
plexus sacralis medius
plexus splenicus
plexus subclavius
plexus submucosus
plexus subserosus
plexus suprarenalis
plexus temporalis superficialis
plexus thyroideus impar

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