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PLEXUS LUMBALIS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves

Synonyms:

lumbar plexus; plexus lumbalis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("plexus lumbalis" is a kind of...):

nerve plexus (a network of intersecting nerves)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels

Synonyms:

lumbar plexus; plexus lumbalis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("plexus lumbalis" is a kind of...):

plexus; rete (a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels)

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