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solar plexus

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abdominal nerve plexus, celiac plexus, coeliac plexus, plexus celiacus

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coeliac plexus, plexus celiacus, abdominal nerve plexus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nerve plexus

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: слънчево сплетение (slǎnčevo spletenie) — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太陽叢 /太阳丛 (tàiyáng cóng) — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太陽神經叢 /太阳神经丛 (tàiyáng shénjīng cóng) — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心窩兒 /心窝儿 (xīnwōr) — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Dutch: zonnevlecht — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Finnish: sisuspunos — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • French: plexus solaire — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • French: plexus cœliaque — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • German: Solarplexus — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • German: Sonnengeflecht — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Hungarian: napfonat — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Japanese: 太陽神経叢 (taiyō shinkeisō) — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Japanese: みぞおち (mizoochi) — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Japanese: 鳩尾 (mizoochi) — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Pohnpeian: kopwukopwunadi — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Romanian: plex solar — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Russian: со́лнечное сплете́ние (sólnečnoje spleténije) — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Spanish: plexo solar — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
  • Tagalog: gawis — a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach