- lumbosacral plexus
- lumbosacral plexus n a network of nerves comprising the lumbar plexus and the sacral plexus
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lumbosacral plexus
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Lumbosacral plexus — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus lumbosacralis GraySubject = 212 GrayPage = 948 Caption = Plan of lumbar plexus. Caption2 = Plan of sacral and pudendal plexuses. Innervates = BranchFrom = BranchTo = MeshName = Lumbosacral+Plexus… … Wikipedia
lumbosacral plexus — noun a nerve plexus formed by the ventral divisions of the coccygeal and sacral and lumbar nerves; supplies the lower limbs and perineum and coccygeal area • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus … Useful english dictionary
lumbosacral plexus neuropathy — lumbosacral plexopathy … Medical dictionary
lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy — a syndrome of pain, muscle weakness, and mild sensory deficits, generally worsening at night, that affects the lower limb. It is caused by ischemic injury to the lumbosacral plexus and nerve roots secondary to microvasculitis and occurs most… … Medical dictionary
plexus nervorum spinalium — [TA] plexus of spinal nerves: a plexus formed by the intermingling of the fibers of two or more spinal nerves, such as the brachial or lumbosacral plexus … Medical dictionary
lumbosacral radiculoplexus — the lumbosacral plexus and its nerve roots considered together … Medical dictionary
plexus lumbosacralis — [TA] lumbosacral plexus: a term applied to the lumbar and sacral nerve plexuses together, because of their continuous nature … Medical dictionary
lumbosacral trunk — n a nerve trunk that is formed by the fifth lumbar nerve and a smaller branch of the fourth lumbar nerve and that connects the lumbar plexus to the sacral plexus * * * truncus lumbosacralis … Medical dictionary
Lumbosacral trunk — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = truncus lumbosacralis GraySubject = 212 GrayPage = 948 Caption = Plan of lumbar plexus. Caption2 = Dissection of side wall of pelvis showing sacral and pudendal plexuses. System = BranchFrom = L4 L5 MeshName … Wikipedia
plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and … Medical dictionary
