mesenteric plexus

mesenteric plexus

noun

Definition of MESENTERIC PLEXUS

: either of two plexuses of the sympathetic nervous system lying mostly in the mesentery in close proximity to and distributed to the same structures as the corresponding mesenteric arteries: a : one associated with the inferior mesenteric artery—called also inferior mesenteric plexus b : a subdivision of the celiac plexus that is associated with the superior mesenteric artery—called also superior mesenteric plexus