| 释义 |
external carotid (nerve) plexus ex·ter·nal ca·rot·id (nerve) plex·us [TA] an autonomic plexus formed by the external carotid nerves surrounding the artery of the same name and giving origin to a number of secondary plexuses along the branches of this artery and to branches to the carotid body. Synonym(s): plexus (nervosus) caroticus externus [TA] |