Medical Dictionary
mesenteric plexus
noun
Medical Definition of MESENTERIC PLEXUS
: either of two plexuses of the sympathetic nervous system lying mostly in the mesentery in close proximity to and distributed to the same structures as the corresponding mesenteric arteries: a : one associated with the inferior mesenteric artery—called also inferior mesenteric plexus b : a subdivision of the celiac plexus that is associated with the superior mesenteric artery—called also superior mesenteric plexus
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