| GVE | general visceral efferent [nerve] |
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| LVN | lateral ventricular nerve; lateral vestibular nucleus; Licensed Visiting Nurse; Licensed Vocational ... |
| MAP | malignant atrophic papulosis; mandibular angle plane; maturation-activated protein; maximal aerobic ... |
| MNAP | mixed nerve action potential |
| MNCV | motor nerve conduction velocity |
| plexus rectales medii | The autonomic plexus's along the rectum derived from the inferior hypogastric plexus. Synonym: plexus rectales medii, middle haemorrhoidal plexuses. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| plexus rectalis superior | The autonomic plexus derived as a continuation of the inferior mesenteric plexus that accompanies the superior rectal artery. Synonym: plexus rectalis superior, superior haemorrhoidal plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus renalis | The autonomic plexus surrounding the renal artery and extending with it into the substance of the kidney. Synonym: plexus renalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus sacralis | Formed by the fourth and fifth lumbar (lumbosacral trunk) and first, second, and third sacral nerves; it lies on the inner surface of the posterior wall of the pelvis usually embedded in the piriformis muscle; its nerves supply the lower limbs, its major product being the sciatic nerve. Synonym: plexus sacralis, ischiadic plexus, sciatic plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus sacralis medius | A lymphatic plexus formed of lymph nodes and connecting vessels situated chiefly in the mesorectum anterior and inferior to the sacral promontory. Synonym: plexus sacralis medius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus splenicus | The plexus of autonomic nerves along the splenic artery. Synonym: plexus lienalis, plexus splenicus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus subclavius | The autonomic plexus accompanying the artery of this name, formed by fibres from the stellate ganglion, and giving off secondary plexus's along the branches of the subclavian. Synonym: plexus subclavius, subclavian plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus submucosus | A gangliated plexus of unmyelinated nerve fibres, derived chiefly from the superior mesenteric plexus, ramifying in the intestinal submucosa. Synonym: plexus submucosus, Meissner's plexus, Remak's plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus subserosus | The subserous part of the enteric plexus of autonomic nerves. Synonym: plexus subserosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus suprarenalis | An autonomic plexus formed mainly by branches from the coeliac ganglion, lying at the hilus of the suprarenal gland. Synonym: plexus suprarenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus temporalis superficialis | An autonomic plexus of nerves on the artery of this name, derived from the external carotid plexus. Synonym: plexus temporalis superficialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus testicularis | The autonomic plexus derived from the aortic plexus and accompanying the testicular artery. Synonym: plexus testicularis, spermatic plexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus thyroideus impar | A venous plexus in front of the lower portion of the trachea formed by anastomoses between the inferior laryngeal veins and veins emerging from the caudal border of the thyroid; it terminates in the unpaired inferior thyroid vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus thyroideus inferior | An autonomic plexus on the artery of this name, derived from the subclavian plexus. Synonym: plexus thyroideus inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plexus thyroideus superior | An autonomic plexus on the artery of the same name, derived from the external carotid plexus. Synonym: plexus thyroideus superior. (05 Mar 2000) |