- plexuses
- plex·us || 'pleksəs n. intersection of nerves; network of blood vessels and nerves
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Plexuses — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) The system of equations required for the complete… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plexuses of choroid artery — delicate nerve plexuses accompanying the choroid arteries … Medical dictionary
venous plexuses vertebral — plexuses of veins related to the vertebral column; see terms beginning p. venosus vertebralis … Medical dictionary
Internal vertebral venous plexuses — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus venosi vertebrales interni GraySubject = 172 GrayPage = 668 Caption = Transverse section of a thoracic vertebra, showing the vertebral venous plexuses. Caption2 = Median sagittal section of two thoracic … Wikipedia
External vertebral venous plexuses — Infobox Vein Name = PAGENAME Latin = plexus venosi vertebrales externi GraySubject = 172 GrayPage = 668 Caption = Transverse section of a thoracic vertebra, showing the vertebral venous plexuses. Caption2 = Median sagittal section of two thoracic … Wikipedia
Gastric plexuses — Nerve: Gastric plexuses The celiac ganglia with the sympathetic plexuses of the abdominal viscera radiating from the ganglia. (Gastric plexus labeled at upper right.) Latin plexus gastrici, plexus nervorum gastricorum Gray s … Wikipedia
Vertebral venous plexuses — can refer to: * External vertebral venous plexuses * Internal vertebral venous plexuses … Wikipedia
prevertebral plexuses — autonomic nerve plexuses situated in the thorax, abdomen, and pelvis, anterior to the vertebral column; they consist of visceral afferent fibers, preganglionic parasympathetic fibers, preganglionic and postganglionic sympathetic fibers, and… … Medical dictionary
Panizza plexuses — Pan·iz·za plexuses (pah nētґsah) [Bartolomeo Panizza, Italian anatomist, 1785–1867] see under plexus … Medical dictionary
Panizza plexuses — two plexuses of the lymph vessels in the lateral fossae of the frenum of the prepuce … Medical dictionary
