Meissner's plexus
Meissner's plexus (submucous plexus) (my-snerz) n. a fine network of parasympathetic nerve fibres in the wall of the alimentary canal, supplying the muscles and mucous membrane. [ G. Meissner (1829–1905), German physiologist]
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