Meaning | A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting / intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels. |
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Synonym | rete |
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Narrower | aortic plexus | A plexus of lymph nodes in the lower portion of the abdominal aorta |
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choroid plexus, plexus choroideus | A vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure |
lumbar plexus, plexus lumbalis | A lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels |
nerve plexus | A network of intersecting nerves |
pterygoid plexus | A plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veins |
rete testis | network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia |
Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
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Spanish | plexo, rete |
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Catalan | plexe |
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