Relating to or denoting a plexus of nerves of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems situated between and supplying the two layers of muscle in the small intestine.
〔剖〕肠肌层的；与肠肌层有关的
Example sentencesExamples
The density of the myenteric plexus in appendices was high in the newborn period, and this density was similar to that found in colon from the same patients.
The gastrointestinal stromal tumor nodules displayed an area of transition to the nerves in the myenteric plexus.
The fibers terminate in the myenteric plexus where they supply ganglion cells, as well as in the vasculature.
Axons arising from the somas of nerve cells in the myenteric plexus can be found in all the muscle layers.
Several possibilities could explain the decreasing density of the myenteric plexus of appendices.
Definition of myenteric in US English:
myenteric
adjectiveˌmīənˈterik
Anatomy
Relating to or denoting a plexus of nerves of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems situated between and supplying the two layers of muscle in the small intestine.
〔剖〕肠肌层的；与肠肌层有关的
Example sentencesExamples
The gastrointestinal stromal tumor nodules displayed an area of transition to the nerves in the myenteric plexus.
The density of the myenteric plexus in appendices was high in the newborn period, and this density was similar to that found in colon from the same patients.
Axons arising from the somas of nerve cells in the myenteric plexus can be found in all the muscle layers.
The fibers terminate in the myenteric plexus where they supply ganglion cells, as well as in the vasculature.
Several possibilities could explain the decreasing density of the myenteric plexus of appendices.