- carotid plexus
- carotid plexus n a network of nerves of the sympathetic nervous system surrounding the internal carotid artery
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p. caroticus internus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
carotid plexus
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Carotid plexus — can refer to: * Common carotid plexus * Internal carotid plexus * External carotid plexus … Wikipedia
carotid plexus — noun a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery • Syn: ↑plexus caroticus • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus * * * noun : a network of nerves of the sympathetic system surrounding the internal carotid artery … Useful english dictionary
Internal carotid plexus — Infobox Nerve Name = Internal carotid plexus Latin = plexus caroticus internus GraySubject = 215 GrayPage = 977 Caption = Sympathetic connections of the ciliary and superior cervical ganglia. (Carotid plexus visible center top.) Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
carotid plexus common — p. caroticus communis … Medical dictionary
carotid plexus external — p. caroticus externus … Medical dictionary
carotid plexus internal — p. caroticus internus … Medical dictionary
plexus caroticus internus — [TA] internal carotid plexus: a nerve plexus on the internal carotid artery, formed by the internal carotid nerve, which supplies sympathetic fibers to the branches of the internal carotid artery, to the tympanic plexus, to the nerves in the… … Medical dictionary
plexus caroticus externus — [TA] external carotid plexus: a nerve plexus located around the external carotid artery, formed by the external carotid nerves from the superior cervical ganglion, and supplying sympathetic fibers which accompany the branches of the external… … Medical dictionary
plexus caroticus communis — [TA] common carotid plexus: a nerve plexus on the common carotid artery, formed by branches of the internal and external carotid plexuses and the cervical sympathetic ganglia … Medical dictionary
plexus caroticus — noun a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery • Syn: ↑carotid plexus • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus … Useful english dictionary
