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plexus

[plek-suhs] / ˈplɛk səs /
NOUN
network
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The pressure is transmitted through the vertebral venous plexus, a network of veins linking the abdomen to the spinal cavity, which leads to slight brain movement.

From Science Daily May 1, 2026

Jamie McGrath's vicious free-kick, Beni Banigime dozing and in rushed Boyle - cool and calm, a sidefoot to the solar plexus of the visitors.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2026

And at Paris Fashion Week last year, it was unmissable: a giant, gleaming butterfly hanging above her solar plexus at the Louis Vuitton men’s show by Pharrell Williams.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2024

And was that the throaty rumble of passing cars synchronizing with the nearly imperceptible vibrations in my solar plexus?

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2023

Immediately, I know it's Tiny, and I feel this weird relief radiate out from my solar plexus.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

Two superficial venous plexuses are found in the anal canal: one within the anal columns and one at the anus.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

These two plexuses and their connections were introduced earlier as the enteric nervous system.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord and reorganize through plexuses, which then give rise to systemic nerves.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Figure 13.24 Nerve Plexuses of the Body There are four main nerve plexuses in the human body.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

These two plexuses supply the heart and lungs with nervous filaments.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin




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