rete

[ree-tee]

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noun, plural re·ti·a

[ree-shee-uh, -shuh, -tee-uh] /ˈri ʃi ə, -ʃə, -ti ə/.

a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
a network, as of fibers, nerves, or blood vessels.

Origin of rete

1350–1400; Middle English riet < Latin rēte net

Related formsre·ti·al

[ree-shee-uh l] /ˈri ʃi əl/, adjective

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Related Words for rete

web, mesh, system, rete

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Historical Examples of rete

This plexus is called by modern anatomists the rete mirabile.
Harvey's Views on the Use of the Circulation of the Blood
John G. Curtis
The rete mirabile is an interesting survival of Galenic anatomy.
Studies in the History and Method of Science
Various
The mucines are also constituents of the cells of the rete malpighi.
Principles and Practice of Fur Dressing and Fur Dyeing
William 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

British Dictionary definitions for rete

rete

noun plural retia (ˈriːʃɪə, -tɪə)

anatomy any network of nerves or blood vessels; plexus

Derived Formsretial, adjective

Word Origin for rete

C14 (referring to a metal network used with an astrolabe): from Latin rēte net

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Word Origin and History for rete

late 14c., in anatomy, from Latin rete "net" (see reticulate (adj.)). Plural is retia.

rete in Medicine

rete

[rē′tē]

n. pl. re•ti•a (rē′tē-ə, rē′shə)

An anatomical mesh, network, or structure, as of veins, arteries, or nerves.

Related formsre′ti•al (-tē-əl, -shəl) adj.