Plexuses

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 expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]

3. 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • plexuses of choroid artery — delicate nerve plexuses accompanying the choroid arteries …   Medical dictionary

  • plexuses — plex·us || pleksÉ™s n. intersection of nerves; network of blood vessels and nerves …   English contemporary 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

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”