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noun, plural -us·es, -us.
1.
a network, as of nerves or blood vessels.
2.
any complex structure containing an intricate network of parts: the plexus of international relations.
Origin:
1675–85; < Neo-Latin: an interweaving, twining = Latin plect(ere) to plait, twine + -tus suffix of v. action
1675–85; < Neo-Latin: an interweaving, twining = Latin plect(ere) to plait, twine + -tus suffix of v. action
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Plexus
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plexus
1682, Mod.L., lit. "braid, network," from pp. of L. plectere "to twine, braid, fold," used of a network, such as solar plexus "network of nerves in the abdomen" (see solar).
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Medical Dictionary
plexus plex·us (plěk'səs)
n. pl. plexus or plex·us·es
A structure in the form of a network, especially of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatics.
A combination of interlaced parts; a network.
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Plexus definition
A modular World-Wide Web server written in Perl by Tony Sanders
Version 3.0m 1994-07-22 (ftp://ftp.earth.com/plexus/).
(1994-07-22)
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