English Explanatory Dictionary

plexus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.
  2. An interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system.
  3. The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities.

Pronunciation

/ˈplɛk.səs/ En-us-plexus.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plexus.wav

Word forms

plexus plexuses plexi

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plexus (“a twining, plaiting, braid”).

Synonyms

rete

Derived words

Batson venous plexus carotid plexus cervical plexus coeliac plexus extraplexus intraplexus pancreatic plexus pharyngeal plexus phrenic plexus plectic plexiform plexo- plexotomy splenic plexus subplexus tympanic plexus
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