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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

part, piece go
a portion of a natural object

body part go
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure go
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing

plexus, rete go
a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

nerve plexus
a network of intersecting nerves

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autonomic plexus, plexus autonomici go
a plexus of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers
brachial plexus, plexus brachialis go
a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder
cardiac plexus, plexus cardiacus go
a plexus of nerves supplying the heart and nearby structures
carotid plexus, plexus caroticus go
a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery
cervical plexus, plexus cervicalis go
a nerve plexus lying beneath the sternocleidomastoid muscle
coccygeal plexus, plexus coccygeus go
a small plexus formed by the fifth sacral and coccygeal nerves
hypogastric plexus, plexus hypogastricus go
a plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera
lumbar plexus, plexus lumbalis go
a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves
lumbosacral plexus go
a nerve plexus formed by the ventral divisions of the coccygeal and sacral and lumbar nerves
mesenteric plexus, plexus mesentericus go
a plexus of autonomic nerves
myenteric plexus, plexus myentericus go
a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines
periarterial plexus, plexus periarterialis go
an autonomic plexus that accompanies an artery
plexus dentalis go
a plexus of nerves serving the teeth
pulmonary plexis, plexus pulmonalis go
one of two autonomic nerve plexuses in each lung
sacral plexus, plexus sacralis go
a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd, 3rd sacral nerves
solar plexus, coeliac plexus, plexus celiacus, abdominal nerve plexus go
a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach