myenteric plexus

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   a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines

   Synonymsplexus myentericus

   Broadernerve plexus

Questions about myenteric plexus

What does myenteric plexus mean?

myenteric plexus means "a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines".

What is another word for myenteric plexus?

Close synonyms include plexus myentericus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is myenteric plexus a common word?

myenteric plexus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.