Definitions for: Plexus

[n] a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: rete

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

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