plexiform

American

[plek-suh-fawrm] / ˈplɛk səˌfɔrm /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a plexus.
intricate; complex.

plexiform British

/ ˈplɛksɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

like or having the form of a network or plexus; intricate or complex

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Etymology

Origin of plexiform

First recorded in 1820–30; plex(us) + -i- + -form

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plexiform

It found people with Parkinson's had a thinner ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer and inner nuclear layer in the eye.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2023

Quoted by Senn, Campbell de Morgan met with a plexiform neuroma of the musculo-spiral nerve and its branches.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

A, B, C, D, neuroglia cells of the plexiform layer; E, F, G, H, K, R, neuroglia cells of the second and third layers; I, J, neuroglia cells with vascular pedicles; V, blood-vessel.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

Overgrowths in relation to the cutaneous nerves, especially the plexiform neuroma, occasionally originate in pigmented moles.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

A. plexiform layer; B, layer of the little pyramid; C, layer of the medium-sized pyramid; a, descending axis cylinders; b, ascending or centripetal collaterals; c, stems of the giant pyramidal cells.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

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