submucosal (nerve) plexus

sub·mu·co·sal (nerve) plex·us

[TA]

a gangliated plexus of unmyelinated nerve fibers, derived chiefly from the superior mesenteric plexus, ramifying in the intestinal submucosa.

Synonym(s): plexus (nervosus) submucosus [TA], Meissner plexus, Remak plexus

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