different between ganglia vs plexus

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??æ??li.?/

Noun

ganglia

1. plural of ganglion -- clusters of nerves
   • 1871, Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man

     ... the wonderfully diversified instincts, mental powers, and affections of ants are notorious, yet their cerebral ganglia are not so large as the quarter of a small pin's head.

Anagrams

• Galgani, galagin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plexus (“a twining, plaiting, braid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pl?k.s?s/
• Rhymes: -?ks?s

Noun

plexus (plural plexuses or plexus)

1. (anatomy) A network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.

   Hyponyms: brachial plexus, cardiac plexus, celiac plexus, choroid plexus, Exner's plexus, internal carotid plexus, pelvic plexus, solar plexus

2. An interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system.
   1. (mathematics) The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities.

      (Can we find and add a quotation of Brande & C to this entry?)

Synonyms

• rete

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “plexus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “plexus”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “plexus”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• suplex

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

plexus m (plural plexussen)

1. plexus

French

Noun

plexus m (uncountable)

1. plexus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?plek.sus/, [?p???ks??s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?plek.sus/, [?pl??zus]

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of plect? (“to plait, braid, interweave”).

Participle

plexus (feminine plexa, neuter plexum); first/second-declension participle

1. perfect passive participle of plect?
2. (Old Latin) involved, intricate, entangled, ambiguous

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Etymology 2

From plect? (“to plait, braid, interweave”) +? -tus (action noun suffix).

Noun

plexus m (genitive plex?s); fourth declension

1. (poetic) a twining, plaiting, braid

Inflection

Fourth-declension noun.

Descendants

References

• plexus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• plexus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette