plexus celiacus

1. 1.

   a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach

   Synonymssolar plexuscoeliac plexusabdominal nerve plexus

   Broadernerve plexus

   Part ofsympathetic nervous system

Questions about plexus celiacus

What does plexus celiacus mean?

plexus celiacus means "a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach".

What is another word for plexus celiacus?

Close synonyms include solar plexus, coeliac plexus, abdominal nerve plexus. 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 plexus celiacus a common word?

plexus celiacus 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.