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plexus

[ plek-suhs ]

noun

plural plexuses, plexus.
  1. a network, as of nerves or blood vessels.
  2. any complex structure containing an intricate network of parts:

    the plexus of international relations.



plexus

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. any complex network of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels
  2. an intricate network or arrangement
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of plexus1

1675–85; < New Latin: an interweaving, twining, equivalent to Latin plect(ere) to plait, twine + -tus suffix of v. action
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of plexus1

C17: New Latin, from Latin plectere to braid, plait
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For all of the good things in their performance it ended with a kick to the solar plexus.

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Importantly, this feature was preserved during aging, even when the nasopharyngeal lymphatic plexus had shrunk and was functionally impaired.

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They focused on a small region called the choroid plexus, which is known as a major conduit of immune cells into the brain.

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It was like a kick to the solar plexus of their team's chances of progressing, but they were here with their noise and their colour at Stade de Nice.

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