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plexus 音标拼音: [pl'ɛksəs] n. 丛 丛 plexus丛 plexus n 1: a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels [ synonym: { plexus}, { rete}] Plexus \ Plex" us\, n.; pl. L. { Plexus}, E. { Plexuses}. [ L., a twining, braid, fr. plectere, plexum, to twine, braid.] 1. ( Anat.) A network of vessels, nerves, or fibers. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Math.) The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities. -- Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A network; an intricate or interwoven combination of elements or parts in a coherent structure. In the perception of a tree the reference to an object is circumscribed and directed by a plexus of visual and other presentations. -- G. F. Stout. [ Webster 1913 Suppl.] 83 Moby Thesaurus words for " plexus": afferent neuron, arabesque, autonomic nervous system, axon, basketry, basketwork, brain, cancellation, central nervous system, cerebral cortex, craniosacral nervous system, cross- hatching, crossing- out, dendrite, effector organ, efferent neuron, filigree, fret, fretwork, ganglion, grate, grating, gray matter, grid, gridiron, grille, grillwork, hachure, hatching, interlacement, internuncial neuron, intertexture, intertwinement, lace, lacery, lacework, lacing, lattice, latticework, medullary sheath, mesh, meshes, meshwork, nerve, nerve trunk, nervous system, net, netting, network, neuron, peripheral nervous system, plexure, raddle, reticle, reticulation, reticule, reticulum, riddle, screen, screening, sensorium, sensory area, sensory cell, sieve, solar plexus, spinal cord, synapse, texture, thoracolumbar nervous system, tissue, tracery, trellis, trelliswork, wattle, weave, weaving, web, webbing, webwork, weft, white matter, wicker, wickerwork |
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