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so'lar plex'us

1. Also called celiac plexus. Anat.a network of nerves situated at the upper part of the abdomen, behind the stomach and in front of the aorta.
2. a point on the stomach wall, just below the sternum, where a blow will affect this nerve center.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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