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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.

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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

English

Etymology

felt +? work

Noun

feltwork (plural feltworks)

1. (medicine) A fibrous network
2. (medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils