solar plexus

solar plexus

n.

1. The large network of sympathetic nerves and ganglia located in the peritoneal cavity behind the stomach and having branching tracts that supply nerves to the abdominal viscera.

2. The pit of the stomach.

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[From its radially branching ganglia.]

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solar plexus

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy the network of sympathetic nerves situated behind the stomach that supply the abdominal organs Also called coeliac plexus

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (not in technical usage) the part of the stomach beneath the diaphragm; pit of the stomach

[referring to resemblance between the radial network of nerves and ganglia and the rays of the sun]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

solar plexus - a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach abdominal nerve plexus, coeliac plexus, plexus celiacus nerve plexus - a network of intersecting nerves sympathetic nervous system - originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels

Translations

solar plexus [ˌsəʊləˈplɛksəs] n (Anat) → plesso solare