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nouna network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
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- carotid plexus a plexus of nerves surrounding the internal carotid artery
- pulmonary plexis one of two autonomic nerve plexuses in each lung
- plexus hypogastricus a plexus of nerves serving the pelvic viscera
- choroid plexus a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate intraventricular pressure
- plexus mesentericus a plexus of autonomic nerves
- plexus cardiacus a plexus of nerves supplying the heart and nearby structures
- venae profundae clitoridis deep veins of the clitoris; join the vesical plexus
- maxillary vein posterior continuation of the pterygoid plexus; joins the superficial temporal vein to form the retromandibular vein
- vena vertebralis a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein
- erb's palsy paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth)