Solar-plexus
noun
1.
Also called celiac plexus. Anatomy. a network of nerves situated at the upper part of the abdomen, behind the stomach and in front of the aorta.
2.
a point on the stomach wall, just below the sternum, where a blow will affect this nerve center.
solar plexus
noun
1.
(anatomy) Also called coeliac plexus. the network of sympathetic nerves situated behind the stomach that supply the abdominal organs
2.
(not in technical usage) the part of the stomach beneath the diaphragm; pit of the stomach
solar plexus n.
See celiac plexus.
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