MYENTERIC PLEXUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

myenteric plexus; plexus myentericus

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("myenteric plexus" is a kind of...):

nerve plexus (a network of intersecting nerves)

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