plural plexuses
ˈplek-sə-səz 
1
: a network of anastomosing or interlacing blood vessels or nerves
2
: an interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system
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In the choroid plexus, a tissue in the large cavities of the brain that produces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the walls of blood vessels are much leakier.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2023
Hormones, such as inflammatory cytokines, neurotransmitters, and kinins, interact between the brain and the gut’s local area, called the myenteric plexus, explains Cynthia Quainoo, MD, a gastroenterologist at Gastroenterology Associates of Brooklyn.
—Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
However, a tuft of pubic hair is suddenly obstructed by coils of intestine and a plexus of blood vessels and nerve endings.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
Alpha-klotho is highly abundant in a central structure of the brain called the choroid plexus.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
Little’s plexus and ... 10.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2022
The choroid plexus is a network of blood vessels that produce cerebrospinal fluid.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
Besides the dorsal cortex, researchers were able to grow, among other regions, parts of the ventral forebrain, which makes neurons that connect to the cortex, and the choroid plexus, which generates spinal fluid.
—Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2014
The evil will not manage to break the thinnest threads of our national strong plexus of patterns which symbolize kindness, love and memory of kin.
—Max Bearak, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2023
Hormones, such as inflammatory cytokines, neurotransmitters, and kinins, interact between the brain and the gut’s local area, called the myenteric plexus, explains Cynthia Quainoo, MD, a gastroenterologist at Gastroenterology Associates of Brooklyn.
—Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 21 Apr. 2023
However, a tuft of pubic hair is suddenly obstructed by coils of intestine and a plexus of blood vessels and nerve endings.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
Alpha-klotho is highly abundant in a central structure of the brain called the choroid plexus.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
Little’s plexus and ... 10.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2022
The choroid plexus is a network of blood vessels that produce cerebrospinal fluid.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
Besides the dorsal cortex, researchers were able to grow, among other regions, parts of the ventral forebrain, which makes neurons that connect to the cortex, and the choroid plexus, which generates spinal fluid.
—Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 6 Jan. 2014
The evil will not manage to break the thinnest threads of our national strong plexus of patterns which symbolize kindness, love and memory of kin.
—Max Bearak, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
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plexus
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plex·us
ˈplek-səs
plural plexuses
: a network of anastomosing or interlacing blood vessels or nerves
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