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Solar plexus   /sˈoʊlər plˈɛksəs/   Listen
Solar plexus

noun
1.
A large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach.  Synonyms: abdominal nerve plexus, coeliac plexus, plexus celiacus.






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"Solar plexus" Quotes from Famous Books



... at Kennon, but his aim was poor. One of the handcuff rings scraped across Kennon's cheek, but did nothing more than break the skin. Half paralyzed by the blows to his solar plexus, George's co-ordination was badly impaired. But he kept trying. Kennon wrapped lean fingers about one of George's outstretched hands, bent, pivoted, and slammed the Lani with bone-crushing force against the bars of a nearby cell. But George didn't go down. "He's more ...
— The Lani People • J. F. Bone



Words linked to "Solar plexus" :   plexus celiacus, coeliac plexus, sympathetic nervous system, nerve plexus



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