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Solar plexus — Solar So lar, a. [L. solaris, fr. sol the sun; akin to As. s[=o]l, Icel. s[=o]l, Goth. sauil, Lith. saule, W. haul,. sul, Skr. svar, perhaps to E. sun:F. solaire. Cf. {Parasol}. {Sun}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
solar plexus — solar plex|us [ˌsəulə ˈpleksəs US ˌsoulər ] n [singular] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Because its nerves spread out from the center like the rays of the sun] the front part of your body just below your ↑ribs ▪ a blow to the solar plexus … Dictionary of contemporary English
solar plexus — ► NOUN ▪ a complex of ganglia and radiating nerves at the pit of the stomach … English terms dictionary
solar plexus — n. 1. a network of nerves in the abdominal cavity behind the stomach and in front of the aorta, containing ganglia that send nerve impulses to the abdominal viscera 2. Informal the area of the belly just below the sternum … English World dictionary
solar plexus — [[t]so͟ʊlə(r) ple̱ksəs[/t]] N SING: the N, N with poss Your solar plexus is the part of your stomach, below your ribs, where it is painful if you are hit hard … English dictionary
solar plexus — Houpo. ♦ Pulsation in the solar plexus, houpo ume pau … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Solar Plexus — Solarplexus Der Solarplexus, anatomisch Plexus solaris (lat., dt. Sonnengeflecht, im Englischen auch Celiac Plexus genannt), ist ein autonomes Geflecht sympathischer und parasympathischer Nervenfasern. Die parasympathischen Anteile stammen aus… … Deutsch Wikipedia
solar plexus — noun a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach • Syn: ↑coeliac plexus, ↑plexus celiacus, ↑abdominal nerve plexus • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus • Part Holonyms: ↑sympathetic nervous system … Useful english dictionary
solar plexus — noun A complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach. Syn: celiac plexus, coeliac plexus, plexus celiacus, abdominal nerve plexus … Wiktionary
solar plexus — noun Etymology: from the radiating nerve fibers Date: 1771 1. a nerve plexus in the abdomen that is situated behind the stomach and in front of the aorta and the crura of the diaphragm and contains several ganglia distributing nerve fibers to the … New Collegiate Dictionary
