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plexus::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rete |
| Type of | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure |
| Has types | rete testis, lumbar plexus, nerve plexus, plexus choroideus, aortic plexus, plexus lumbalis, pterygoid plexus, choroid plexus |
Examples of plexus
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At best, it guarantees the kick in the solar plexus that all great art delivers.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Fate had laced up the hobnail boots and sunk them squarely into his solar plexus.
From the telegraph.co.uk
You just knew the Cardinals wouldn't come back from that punch in the solar plexus.
From the washingtontimes.com
No idea if I managed the solar plexus or if my Hara was in play at any point.
From the guardian.co.uk
In the neck and upper chest, spinal cord nerves intermingle to form a nerve plexus.
From the stltoday.com
Mr Bush has spent $100m on advertising, much of it aimed at Mr Kerry's solar plexus.
From the economist.com
The fact it was Toronto that knocked them out is a shot to the solar plexus.
From the usatoday.com
Plexus is the one which has re-thought the extending arm to hold the cables.
From the guardian.co.uk
Some of the bullies even got a quick thump in the solar plexus themselves.
From the guardian.co.uk
- A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
- A plexus is a network. In biology the term plexus has multiple meanings: In many animals the processes of neurons join together to form a plexus or nerve net.
- The Rosy Crucifixion , consisting of Sexus, Plexus, and Nexus, documents the period of Henry Miller's life from his first divorce to his departure for France.
- Braid, an interweaving or network
- Complex networks of nerves arising from the anterior branches of spinal nerves of the cervical and lumbar region. The nerves divide, unite and intertwine in a complex fashion. Plexus comes from a latin word meaning braid.
- An interwoven arrangement of parts; a network
- An extensive two-dimensional meshwork.
- A structure that is formed when spinal nerves fuse together. It includes the cervical, brachial, and lumbosacral nerves. (29)
- A network of nerves or veins
