rete

re·te  (rt)

n. pl. re·ti·a (rt-, rsh)

An anatomical mesh or network, as of veins, arteries, or nerves.

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[Latin rte, net.]

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rete [ˈriːtɪ]

n pl retia [ˈriːʃɪə -tɪə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any network of nerves or blood vessels; plexus

[C14 (referring to a metal network used with an astrolabe): from Latin rēte net]

retial  adj

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rete - a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels plexus anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" aortic plexus - a plexus of lymph nodes in the lower portion of the abdominal aorta nerve plexus - a network of intersecting nerves choroid plexus, plexus choroideus - a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure lumbar plexus, plexus lumbalis - a lymphatic plexus located along the lower portion of the aorta and iliac vessels pterygoid plexus - a plexus of veins draining the region of the pterygoid muscles and draining into the internal maxillary and anterior facial veins rete testis - network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia