plexus

American  

[plek-suhs] / ˈplɛk səs /

noun

plural

plexuses, plexus

1. a network, as of nerves or blood vessels.

2. any complex structure containing an intricate network of parts.

   the plexus of international relations.

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plexus British  

/ ˈplɛksəs /

noun

1. any complex network of nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels

2. an intricate network or arrangement

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Etymology

Origin of plexus

1675–85; < New Latin: an interweaving, twining, equivalent to Latin plect(ere) to plait, twine + -tus suffix of v. action

Example Sentences

Importantly, this feature was preserved during aging, even when the nasopharyngeal lymphatic plexus had shrunk and was functionally impaired.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2024

It was like a kick to the solar plexus of their team's chances of progressing, but they were here with their noise and their colour at Stade de Nice.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2023

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

Its tension seeps into your limbs, settles tautly in your solar plexus and does not leave.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2022

“Your brachial nerve plexus, I’m guessing,” Kvothe said dryly.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss