myenteric plexus — n a network of nerve fibers and ganglia between the longitudinal and circular muscle layers of the intestine called also Auerbach s plexus compare MEISSNER S PLEXUS * * * see Auerbach s plexus … Medical dictionary
myenteric plexus of Auerbach — n MYENTERIC PLEXUS … Medical dictionary
myenteric plexus — noun a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines • Syn: ↑plexus myentericus • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus * * * noun : auerbach s plexus … Useful english dictionary
myenteric plexus — Auerbach s plexus … The new mediacal dictionary
plexus myentericus — noun a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines • Syn: ↑myenteric plexus • Hypernyms: ↑nerve plexus … Useful english dictionary
plexus myentericus — [TA] myenteric plexus: that part of the enteric plexus within the tunica muscularis. Called also Auerbach p … Medical dictionary
Сплетение Ауэрбаха (Auerbach'S Plexus), Сплетение Мышечно-Кишечное Нервное (Myenteric Plexus) — скопление вегетативных нервных волокон, отходящих от брыжеечных сплетений; расположено между циркулярным и продольным слоями мышечной оболочки кишечника. Иннервирует кишечник, контролирует перистальтику кишечника. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
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
plexus entericus — [TA] enteric plexus: a plexus of autonomic nerve fibers within the wall of the intestine, and made up of the submucosal, myenteric, and subserosal plexuses; it contains visceral afferent fibers, sympathetic postganglionic fibers, parasympathetic… … Medical dictionary
Auerbach's plexus — myenteric plexus a collection of nerve fibres – fine branches of the vagus nerve – within the walls of the intestine. It supplies the muscle layers and controls the movements of peristalsis. [L. Auerbach (1828–97), German anatomist] … The new mediacal dictionary
