MYENTERIC PLEXUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does myenteric plexus mean? 

• MYENTERIC PLEXUS (noun)
  The noun MYENTERIC PLEXUS has 1 sense:

1. a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines

  Familiarity information: MYENTERIC PLEXUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MYENTERIC PLEXUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

myenteric plexus; plexus myentericus

Hypernyms ("myenteric plexus" is a kind of...):

nerve plexus (a network of intersecting nerves)

 Context examples 

Cisapride facilitates release of acetylcholine from the myenteric plexus, resulting in increased gastrointestinal motility.

(Cisapride, NCI Thesaurus)