LUMBAR PLEXUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lumbar plexus mean? 

• LUMBAR PLEXUS (noun)
  The noun LUMBAR PLEXUS has 2 senses:

1. a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels

2. a plexus of nerves formed by the ventral branches of the first four lumbar nerves

  Familiarity information: LUMBAR PLEXUS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUMBAR PLEXUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

lumbar plexus; plexus lumbalis

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

lumbar plexus; plexus lumbalis

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

nerve plexus (a network of intersecting nerves)