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PLEXUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
Synonyms:
plexus; rete
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("plexus" is a kind of...):
anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plexus"):
aortic plexus (a plexus of lymph nodes in the lower portion of the abdominal aorta)
nerve plexus (a network of intersecting nerves)
choroid plexus; plexus choroideus (a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure)
lumbar plexus; plexus lumbalis (a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels)
pterygoid plexus (a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veins)
rete testis (network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia)
Context examples:
Malignant transformation to choroid plexus carcinomas may rarely occur.
(Choroid Plexus Papilloma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A benign neoplasm of the choroid plexus of the central nervous system.
(Choroid Plexus Papilloma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The more common ectodermal components present in a mature teratoma include skin, brain and choroid plexus.
(Central Nervous System Mature Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)
The epithelium of the choroid plexus at the fourth ventricle; which consists of cuboidal cells.
(Choroid Plexus Epithelium of the Fourth Ventricle, NCI Thesaurus)
The brachial plexus is a network of nerves that conducts signals from the spine to the shoulder, arm, and hand.
(Brachial Plexus Injuries, NIH)
It is caused by an impairment of the brachial plexus, a network of nerves that affect the arm and hand.
(Brachial plexopathy, NCI Dictionary)
Birth injury to the brachial plexus.
(Brachial Plexus Palsy due to Birth Trauma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is associated with the presence of choroid plexus neoplasms in the brain.
(Aicardi Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
A choroid plexus papilloma characterized by increased mitotic activity.
(Atypical Choroid Plexus Papilloma, NCI Thesaurus)
Damage to the nerves in the brachial plexus network.
(Brachial Plexus Injury, NCI Thesaurus)
