aortic plexus

n.

A plexus of lymph nodes and connecting vessels lying along the lower portion of the abdominal aorta.
An autonomic plexus surrounding the abdominal aorta and continuous with the thoracic aortic plexus; abdominal aortic plexus.
An autonomic plexus surrounding the thoracic aorta and passing with it through the aortic opening in the diaphragm to become continuous with the abdominal aortic plexus; thoracic aortic plexus.

Words nearby aortic plexus

aortic foramen, aortic insufficiency, aortic murmur, aortic notch, aortic ostium, aortic plexus, aortic septal defect, aortic sinus, aortic stenosis, aortic valve, aortic vestibule