About The Word Plexus
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Plexus
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What's The Definition Of Plexus?
[n] a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
Synonyms | Synonyms for Plexus: rete Related Terms | Find terms related to Plexus: afferent neuron | arabesque | autonomic nervous system | axon | basketry | basketwork | brain | cancellation | central nervous system | cerebral cortex | craniosacral nervous system | cross-hatching | crossing-out | dendrite | effector organ | efferent neuron | filigree | fret | fretwork | ganglion | grate | grating | gray matter | grid | gridiron | grille | grillwork | hachure | hatching | interlacement | internuncial neuron | intertexture | intertwinement | lace | lacery | lacework | lacing | lattice | latticework | medullary sheath | mesh | meshes | meshwork | nerve | nerve trunk | nervous system | net | netting | network | neuron | peripheral nervous system | plexure | raddle | reticle | reticulation | reticule | reticulum | riddle | screen | screening | sensorium | sensory area | sensory cell | sieve | solar plexus | spinal cord | synapse | texture | thoracolumbar nervous system | tissue | tracery | trellis | trelliswork | wattle | weave | weaving | web | webbing | webwork | weft | white matter | wicker | wickerwork See Also | anatomical structure | aortic plexus | bodily structure | body structure | choroid plexus | complex body part | lumbar plexus | nerve plexus | plexus choroideus | plexus lumbalis | pterygoid plexus | rete testis | structure Plexus In Webster's Dictionary \Plex"us\, n.
A network; an intricate or interwoven combination of elements
or parts in a coherent structure.
In the perception of a tree the reference to an object
is circumscribed and directed by a plexus of visual and
other presentations. --G. F. Stout.
\Plex"us\, n.; pl. L. {Plexus}, E. {Plexuses}. [L., a twining, braid, fr. plectere, plexum, to twine, braid.] 1. (Anat.) A network of vessels, nerves, or fibers. 2. (Math.) The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities. --Brande & C. |
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