Plexus Synonyms

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Synonyms for Plexus

mesh
A structure of interlocking metal links
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rete
(Anatomy) A network of blood vessels or nerves.
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net
A meshed network of lines, figures, or fibers.
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web
Anything like a web, as in intricacy of pattern or interconnection of elements; network
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system
A group of interacting mechanical or electrical components:
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Words Related to Plexus

network
A system of lines or channels that cross or interconnect:
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choroid
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myenteric
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interventricular
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ganglion
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interosseous
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Plexus Sentence Examples

  • Nephridia always paired and without plexus of blood capillaries.

  • In the polyp the nervous tissue is always in the form of a scattered plexus, never concentrated to form a definite nervous system as in the medusa.

  • The nervous system of the medusa consists of sub-epithelial ganglion-cells, which form, in the first place, a diffuse plexus of nervous tissue, as in the polyp, but developed chiefly on the subumbral surface; and which are concentrated, in the second place, to form a definite central nervous system, never found in the polyp. In Hydromedusae the central nervous system forms two concentric nerverings at the margin of the umbrella, near the base of the velum.

  • In the case of many Oligochaeta where there is no vascular network surrounding the nephridium, this function must be the chief one of those glands, the more elaborate process of excretion taking place in the case of nephridia surrounded by a rich plexus of blood capillaries.

  • A definite plexus can here no longer be traced.

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