Definition of Plexus. Meaning of Plexus. Synonyms of Plexus

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Definition of Plexus

Plexus
Plexus 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.
Plexus
Plexus 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.
Plexus
Plexus 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.

Meaning of Plexus from wikipedia

- plexuses. Alternatively, the Latin plural plexūs may be used. The four primary nerve plexuses are the cervical plexus, brachial plexus, lumbar plexus...
- the plexus. The celiac plexus includes a number of smaller plexuses: Hepatic plexus Splenic plexus Gastric plexus Pancreatic plexus Suprarenal plexus Other...
- solar plexus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The celiac plexus (or solar plexus) is a complex network of nerves located in the abdomen. Solar plexus or...
- The choroid plexus, or plica choroidea, is a plexus of cells that arises from the tela choroidea in each of the ventricles of the brain. Regions of the...
- A nerve plexus is a plexus (branching network) of intersecting nerves. A nerve plexus is composed of afferent and efferent fibers that arise from the...
- The brachial plexus is a network of nerves (nerve plexus) formed by the anterior rami of the lower four cervical nerves and first thoracic nerve (C5,...
- Kiesselbach's plexus is an anastomotic arterial network (plexus) of four or five arteries in the nose supplying the nasal septum. It lies in the anterior...
- Woodruff's plexus was discovered by George H. Woodruff in 1949. The plexus is located below the posterior end of the inferior concha, on the lateral wall...
- Subareolar lymphatic plexus, also known as Sappey's plexus is the lympatic drainage of the areola of the breast. It is a dense network of lympatics located...
- venous plexus External vertebral venous plexuses Internal vertebral venous plexuses Pampiniform venous plexus Prostatic venous plexus Pterygoid plexus Rectal...