nerve plexus
English Thesaurus
1. a network of intersecting nerves (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | plexus, rete, |
| definition | : | a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | brachial plexus, plexus brachialis, |
| definition | : | a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | lumbar plexus, plexus lumbalis, |
| definition | : | a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | lumbosacral plexus, |
| definition | : | a nerve plexus formed by the ventral divisions of the coccygeal and sacral and lumbar nerves; supplies the lower limbs and perineum and coccygeal area (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | myenteric plexus, plexus myentericus, |
| definition | : | a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | plexus dentalis, |
| definition | : | a plexus of nerves serving the teeth (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | plexus sacralis, sacral plexus, |
| definition | : | a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves; supplies the pelvic region and lower limbs (noun.body) |
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