English Explanatory Dictionary

rete mirabile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A complex of blood vessels found in some vertebrates that preserves a gradient of a certain solute or particle, originally specifically the network of arterioles at the base of the brain in some ungulates and other mammals.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹiːti mɪˈɹɑːbɪleɪ/

Word forms

rete mirabile retia mirabilia rete mirabilis

Etymology

From Medieval Latin rete mirabile (literally “wonderful net”) (14th century).

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