lumbar splanchnic nerve

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Any of the branches from the lumbar sympathetic trunks that pass anteriorly to join the celiac, intermesenteric, aortic, and superior hypogastric plexuses.

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Words nearby lumbar splanchnic nerve

lumbar nerve, lumbar plexus, lumbar puncture, lumbar quadrate muscle, lumbar rib, lumbar splanchnic nerve, lumbar triangle, lumbar vein, lumber, lumbering, lumberjack

How to use lumbar splanchnic nerve in a sentence

Few have the nerve to call him and he's usually pleased when an old friend does.
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Then he lost his nerve and decided to live after all, and I called for help.
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“But bringing it to New York was a bit nerve-wracking,” he admits.
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“I think some guy invented [lumbar support] for women to get their breasts up,” he told MTV.
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For anyone—not just a fan—the first time performing on camera can be nerve wracking.
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It was Carmena, every nerve of her loyal nature on the alert to baffle this pursuer of Alessandro and Ramona.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
To add point to this success, he knew that the victor of Montebello was straining every nerve to gain this very prize.
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I hadn't the nerve to stand there and tell her she'd never see her father again this side of the pearly gates.
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Examination of the fluid obtained by lumbar puncture is of value in diagnosis of certain forms of meningitis.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It was a hair-raising problem, too, and called for every ounce of nerve and every particle of skill the boy possessed.
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