autonomic plexus

n.

Any of the plexuses of nerves in relation to blood vessels and viscera, whose component fibers are sympathetic, parasympathetic, and sensory.

Nearby words

autonomic bladder, autonomic ganglion, autonomic imbalance, autonomic nervous system, autonomic neurogenic bladder, autonomic plexus, autonomics, autonomism, autonomotropic, autonomous, autonomous phoneme

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