| solar plexus | |
| —n | |
| 1. | anatomy Also called: coeliac plexus the network of sympathetic nerves situated behind the stomach that supply the abdominal organs |
| 2. | (not in technical usage) the part of the stomach beneath the diaphragm; pit of the stomach |
| [C18: referring to resemblance between the radial network of nerves and ganglia and the rays of the sun] | |
| originating outside the anatomical limits of certain muscles or nerves |
| the movable organ in the floor of the mouth functioning in eating, tasting, and in speaking |
solar plexus n.
See celiac plexus.