choroid plexus

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choroid plexus

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a multilobed vascular membrane, projecting into the cerebral ventricles, that secretes cerebrospinal fluid

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choroid plexus - a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure

plexus choroideus

plexus, rete - a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

arteria choroidea, choroidal artery - an artery that supplies the choroid plexus

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