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plexus

ple·xus

UK/ˈplɛk.səs/ US/ˈplɛksʌs/ rare

noun

1.

a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

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  • Batson venous plexus
  • carotid plexus
  • cervical plexus
  • coeliac plexus
  • pancreatic plexus
  • pharyngeal plexus
  • phrenic plexus
  • splenic plexus

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