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单词 plexus
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plexus

[ plek-suhs ]
/ ˈplɛk səs /
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noun, plural plex·us·es, plex·us.

a network, as of nerves or blood vessels.
any complex structure containing an intricate network of parts: the plexus of international relations.

Origin of plexus

1675–85; <New Latin: an interweaving, twining, equivalent to Latin plect(ere) to plait, twine + -tus suffix of v. action

Words nearby plexus

Plexiglas, pleximeter, plexitis, plexogenic, plexor, plexus, plexus thyroideus impar, Pleyel, plf, pli, pliable
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British Dictionary definitions for plexus

plexus
/ (ˈplɛksəs) /

noun plural -uses or -us

any complex network of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels
an intricate network or arrangement

Word Origin for plexus

C17: New Latin, from Latin plectere to braid, plait
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for plexus

plexus
[ plĕksəs ]

n. pl. plexus

A structure in the form of a network, especially of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatics.
A combination of interlaced parts; a network.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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