celiac plexus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of celiac plexus
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Then I had a scare, an enlarged lymph node in the celiac plexus, the area near the pancreas where a group of major blood vessels converge.
From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2019
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