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plexus

  • /ˈplɛk.səs/

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noun plexuses · plexus · plexi

  1. A network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.
  2. An interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system. Sensitive reader, start not at the apparition! Oxford is a plexus of anomalies. These two youths were (odd as it may seem to you) subject to the same Statutes, affiliated to the same College, reading for the same School; aye! and though the one had inherited half a score of noble and castellated roo
  3. The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities. Plexus (Lat.). The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities.

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noun anatomic network

Españolplexo
中文叢 /丛 cóng
Françaisplexus, plexe
DeutschPlexus
Русскийсплете́ние spleténije, переплете́ние perepleténije
العربيةضَفِيرَة ḍafīra

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@misc{plexus_2026,
  title = {plexus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plexus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}