plural retia
ˈrē-tē-ə 
ˈrā-
1
: a network especially of blood vessels or nerves : plexus
2
: an anatomical part resembling or including a network
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The LNPs were injected carrying the Pdha2 mRNA into the rete testis to ensure broad delivery throughout the seminiferous tubules.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Photos show the astrolabe’s rete, which includes a bird-like carving at its center.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
Among them the romantic comedy Hotspot – Amore senza rete by Giulio Manfredonia (Sony has acquired the intellectual property for Brazil, Spain, Mexico and Portugal), the remake of Sul più bello, for which Vinciquerra’s company will make the Mexican version, or Il matrimonio del mio migliore amico.
—Martina Barone, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2023
Vogl also points out that seals—which belong to a different marine mammal group—don’t have a rete mirabile around their brain.
—Daniel Leonard, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2022
Instead the blood flows from the aorta into a mesh of capillaries called a rete mirabile--Latin for miraculous net.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2025
Photos show the astrolabe’s rete, which includes a bird-like carving at its center.
—Moira Ritter, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2024
Among them the romantic comedy Hotspot – Amore senza rete by Giulio Manfredonia (Sony has acquired the intellectual property for Brazil, Spain, Mexico and Portugal), the remake of Sul più bello, for which Vinciquerra’s company will make the Mexican version, or Il matrimonio del mio migliore amico.
—Martina Barone, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2023
Vogl also points out that seals—which belong to a different marine mammal group—don’t have a rete mirabile around their brain.
—Daniel Leonard, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2022
Instead the blood flows from the aorta into a mesh of capillaries called a rete mirabile--Latin for miraculous net.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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“Rete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rete. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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