plexus C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈplɛk.səs/ UK /ˈplɛk.səs/ See IPA manual Freq #44497 Meanings 1 noun a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels The brachial plexus is a network of nerves supplying the arm. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a network of intersecting... rete Word family Derived forms extraplexusintraplexusplecticplexiformplexo-plexotomysubplexus Common collocations sacral plexus Adjective + noun Etymology Borrowed from Latin plexus (“a twining, plaiting, braid”). Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # plexus **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈplɛk.səs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈplɛk.səs/ **Frequency rank:** 44497 ## Meanings 1. a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels ## Examples - The brachial plexus is a network of nerves supplying the arm. ## Synonyms - rete ## Derived Forms - extraplexus - intraplexus - plectic - plexiform - plexo- - plexotomy - subplexus ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin plexus (“a twining, plaiting, braid”). ## Topics - The Human Body markdown