rete
[ree-tee]
- a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- a network, as of fibers, nerves, or blood vessels.
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Origin of rete
1350–1400; Middle English riet < Latin rēte net
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This plexus is called by modern anatomists the rete mirabile.
The rete mirabile is an interesting survival of Galenic anatomy.
The mucines are also constituents of the cells of the rete malpighi.
Principles and Practice of Fur Dressing and Fur DyeingWilliam E. Austin
The principal one of these, called the 'Rete,' is shewn in Fig. 2.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)Geoffrey Chaucer
As the Rete revolves, it points to the different degrees of the border.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7)Geoffrey Chaucer
rete
- anatomy any network of nerves or blood vessels; plexus
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Word Origin
C14 (referring to a metal network used with an astrolabe): from Latin rēte net
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Word Origin and History for rete
n.
late 14c., in anatomy, from Latin rete "net" (see reticulate (adj.)). Plural is retia.
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rete
(rē′tē)- An anatomical mesh, network, or structure, as of veins, arteries, or nerves.
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