"venous plexus" meaning in English

See venous plexus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈviː.nəs ˈplɛk.səs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvi.nəs ˈplɛk.səs/ [Canada, General-American, Scotland], /ˈviː.nəs ˈplek.səs/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˈviː.nou̯s ˈplɛk.sus/ [India] Forms: venous plexuses [plural], venous plexus [plural], venous plexi [plural]
enPR: vē′nəs plĕk′səs Head templates: {{en-noun|+|venous plexus|venous plexi}} venous plexus (plural venous plexuses or venous plexus or venous plexi)
  1. In vertebrates, a normal congregation anywhere in the body of multiple veins. Wikidata QID: Q7920194
    Sense id: en-venous_plexus-en-noun-en:Q7920194 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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