plexus

C2 Topic:Technology & Computing

US /ˈplɛk.səs/ UK /ˈplɛk.səs/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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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.

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1 noun · a network of intersecting... rete

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Derived forms extraplexusintraplexusplecticplexiformplexo-plexotomysubplexus

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sacral plexus
a network of nerves supplying the pelvis and lower limbs

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

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Technology & Computing

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