Meanings
nounsolar plexus (plural solar plexus or solar plexuses)
plural solar plexuses
- anatomyA complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach.
Synonyms: abdominal nerve plexus, celiac plexus, coeliac plexus, plexus celiacus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach
Broader
nerve plexus
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian слънчево сплетение
- слънчево сплетение (slănčevo spletenie)a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
Chinese Mandarin 太陽叢 /太阳丛, 太陽神經叢 /太阳神经丛
- 太陽叢 /太阳丛 (tàiyáng cóng)a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
- 太陽神經叢 /太阳神经丛 (tàiyáng shénjīng cóng)a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
- 心窩兒 /心窝儿 (xīnwōr)a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
Dutch zonnevlecht
- zonnevlechta complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
Finnish sisuspunos
- sisuspunosa complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
French plexus solaire, plexus cœliaque
- plexus solairea complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
- plexus cœliaquea complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
German Solarplexus, Sonnengeflecht
- Solarplexusa complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
- Sonnengeflechta complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
Hungarian napfonat
- napfonata complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
Japanese 太陽神経叢, みぞおち
- 太陽神経叢 (taiyō shinkeisō)a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
- みぞおち (mizoochi)a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
- 鳩尾 (mizoochi)a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
Romanian plex solar
- plex solara complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
Russian со́лнечное сплете́ние
- со́лнечное сплете́ние (sólnečnoje spleténije)a complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
Spanish plexo solar
- plexo solara complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
Tagalog gawis
- gawisa complex network of nerves and ganglia, located within the abdomen behind the stomach
Cite this entry
APA
solar plexus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20plexus
MLA
“solar plexus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20plexus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “solar plexus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solar%20plexus.
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