viscera

  • 131perivisceritis — Inflammation surrounding any viscus or viscera. [peri + L. viscera, internal organs, + G. itis, inflammation] * * * peri·vis·cer·i·tis .vis ə rīt əs n inflammation of the tissue surrounding a viscus or the viscera * * * peri·vis·cer·itis… …

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  • 132plexus — A network or interjoining of nerves and blood vessel s or of lymphatic vessels. [L. a braid] abdominal aortic (nervous) p. [TA] an autonomic p. surrounding the abdominal aorta, directly continuous with the thoracic aortic p. superiorly and …

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