splanchnic nerve

splanchnic nerve: splanchnic nerve n any of three important nerves situated on each side of the body and formed by the union of branches from the six or seven lower thoracic and first lumbar ganglia of the sympathetic system:

a) a superior one ending in the celiac ganglion called also greater splanchnic nerve

b) a middle one ending in a detached ganglionic mass of the celiac ganglion at the origin of the renal artery called also lesser splanchnic nerve

c) an inferior one ending in the renal plexus called also least splanchnic nerve, lowest splanchnic nerve

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splanchnic nerve — noun any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels • Hypernyms: ↑nerve, ↑nervus • Part Holonyms: ↑sympathetic nervous system * * * noun : any of three important nerves… … Useful english dictionary
splanchnic nerve — Anat. any of several nerves to the viscera and blood vessels of the chest and pelvic areas. [1825 35] * * * … Universalium
greater splanchnic nerve — n SPLANCHNIC NERVE (a) … Medical dictionary
least splanchnic nerve — lēst n SPLANCHNIC NERVE (c) … Medical dictionary
lesser splanchnic nerve — n SPLANCHNIC NERVE (b) … Medical dictionary
lowest splanchnic nerve — low·est splanchnic nerve lō əst n SPLANCHNIC NERVE (c) … Medical dictionary
pelvic splanchnic nerve — n any of the groups of parasympathetic fibers that originate with cells in the second, third, and fourth sacral segments of the spinal cord, pass through the inferior portion of the hypogastric plexus, and supply the descending colon, rectum,… … Medical dictionary
splanchnic nerve greater — nervus splanchnicus major … Medical dictionary
splanchnic nerve inferior — nervus splanchnicus minor … Medical dictionary
splanchnic nerve least — nervus splanchnicus imus … Medical dictionary

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