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Definition of rete in English: retenounPlural retia ˈriːtiˈridi Anatomy An elaborate network of blood vessels or nerve cells. Example sentencesExamples - On the volar surface, a venous rete is best marked on the thenar, hypothenar, and volar aspects of the wrist; its outlet in 99% of cases is the median antebrachial vein.
- The patella's primary nutrient vessels are branches from the articular branch of the descending artery of the knee (descending genicular), the anterior tibial recurrent, and the articular rete of the knee.
Synonyms web, criss-cross, grid, lattice, net, matrix, mesh, webbing, tracery, trellis
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin rete 'net'. Definition of rete in US English: retenounˈridiˈrēdē Anatomy An elaborate network of blood vessels or nerve cells. Example sentencesExamples - The patella's primary nutrient vessels are branches from the articular branch of the descending artery of the knee (descending genicular), the anterior tibial recurrent, and the articular rete of the knee.
- On the volar surface, a venous rete is best marked on the thenar, hypothenar, and volar aspects of the wrist; its outlet in 99% of cases is the median antebrachial vein.
Synonyms web, criss-cross, grid, lattice, net, matrix, mesh, webbing, tracery, trellis
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin rete ‘net’. |